Atoms, Metaphors and Paradoxes

ISBN-13: 9780521402590 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 252 str.

Sandro Petruccioli; Ian McGilvray

Opis

This book reexamines the birth of quantum mechanics, in particular examining the development of crucial and original insights of Bohr. In particular, it gives a detailed study of the development and the interpretation given to Bohr's Principle of Correspondence. It also describes the role that this principle played in guiding Bohr's research over the critical period from 1920 to 1927.

Recenzje

"...the best overall treatment of the background to the doctrine of complementarity." Edward McKinnon, Isis

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The paradigm of complementarity; 2. Atomic model and quantum hypotheses; 3. The principle of correspondence; 4. The theory of virtual oscillators; 5. The conceptual foundation of quantum mechanics; 6. The Bohr–Einstein confrontation: phenomena and physical reality; General bibliography; Name index; General index.