Establishing Quantum Physics in Göttingen: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in Context, 1900-1926

by Arne Schirrmacher

Quantum mechanics - the grandiose theory that describes nature down to the submicroscopic level - was first formulated in G ttingen in 1925. How did this come about and why is it that G ttingen became the pre-eminent location for a revolution in physics? This book is the first to investigate the wide range of factors that were pivotal for quantum physics to be established in G ttingen. These include the process of generational change of physics professors,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303022726X
• ISBN13: 9783030227265
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"