The bumpy road [electronic resource] : Max Planck from radiation theory to the quantum (1896-1906) / Massimiliano Badino.
2015
QC173.98 .B33 2015eb
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Title
The bumpy road [electronic resource] : Max Planck from radiation theory to the quantum (1896-1906) / Massimiliano Badino.
ISBN
9783319200316 (electronic book)
3319200313 (electronic book)
9783319200309
3319200313 (electronic book)
9783319200309
Published
Cham : Springer, 2015.
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 112 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-20031-6 doi
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QC173.98 .B33 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
530.12
Summary
This book examines the different areas of knowledge, traditions, and conceptual resources that contributed to the building of Max Planck's theory of radiation. It presents an insightful comparative analysis that not only sheds light upon a fundamental chapter in the history of modern physics, but also enlarges our understanding of how theoreticians work. Coverage offers a deep investigation into the technical aspects behind the theory and extends in time the notion of quantum revolution. It also presents a full-fledged discussion of the combinatorial part of Planck's theory and places emphasis on the epistemological role of mathematical practices. By painstakingly reconstructing both the electromagnetic and the combinatorial part of Planck's black-body theory, the author shows how some apparently merely technical resources, such as the Fourier series, effectively contributed to shape the final form of Planck's theory. For decades, historians have debated the conditions of possibility of Max Planck's discovery as a paradigmatic example of scientific revolution. In particular, the use of combinatorics, which eventually paved the way for the introduction of the quantum hypothesis, has remained a puzzle for experts. This book presents a fresh perspective on this important debate that will appeal to historians and philosophers of science.
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SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: In the Theoretician's Workshop: Notes for a Historical and Philosophical Analysis of Theories 1
Chapter 2: The Problem of Heat Radiation
Chapter 3: Planck's Theory of Radiation
Chapter 4: Deconstructing Planck
Index.
Chapter 2: The Problem of Heat Radiation
Chapter 3: Planck's Theory of Radiation
Chapter 4: Deconstructing Planck
Index.