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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book traces the evolution of the ideas that eventually resulted in the elementary quantum theory in 1925/26. Further, it discusses the essential differences between the fundamental equations of Quantum Theory derived by Born and Jordan, logically comprising Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Optics, and the traditional view of the development of Quantum Mechanics. Drawing on original publications and letters written by the main protagonists of that time, it shows that Einstein’s contributions from 1905 to 1924 laid the essential foundations for the development of Quantum Theory. Einstein introduced quantization of the radiation field; Born added quantized mechanical behavior. In addition, Born recognized that Quantum Mechanics necessarily required Quantum Optics; his radical concept of truly discontinuous and statistical quantum transitions (“quantum leaps”) was directly based on Einstein’s physical concepts.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Institut f. Theoretische Physik, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Herbert Capellmann
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Development of Elementary Quantum Theory
Authors: Herbert Capellmann
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61884-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-61883-8Published: 02 October 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-61884-5Published: 12 September 2017
Series ISSN: 2211-4564
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4572
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 98
Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Quantum Physics, History of Science