Old Quantum Theory and Early Quantum Mechanics A Historical Perspective Commented for the Inquiring Reader

This book provides a historical presentation of Old Quantum Theory and early Quantum Mechanics integrated with comments and examples that help contextualize and understand the physics discussed. It consists in a detailed analysis of the usual topics that have most contributed to the birth and the de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giliberti, Marco, Lovisetti, Luisa (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Challenges in Physics Education
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The black body radiation
  • Imagination and intuition: The origins of the old quantum theory
  • Atoms and early atomic models
  • Thomson’s and Nagaoka’s atomic models
  • The photoelectric effect and the electronic charge