Controversy and Consensus: Nuclear Beta Decay 1911-1934

by Carsten Jensen

Book Overview

In 1920s, a long-lasting controversy on the interpretation of nuclear beta spectrum arose between Lise Meitner and Charles Drummond Ellis. This controversy, and the reactions from the contending parties when it was settled, reflect clearly the difference between the scientific communities in Berlin and Cambridge at that time. The Meitner-Ellis controversy ended in 1929, and it left an anomaly that attracted leading theoretical physicists. A new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034895690
• ISBN13: 9783034895699
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"