From C-Numbers to Q-Numbers: The Classical Analogy in the History of Quantum Theory - Couverture rigide

Darrigol, Olivier

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0520078225 ISBN 13 : 9780520078222

Editeur : University of California Press, 1993

Synopsis

The history of quantum theory is a maze of conceptual problems, through which Olivier Darrigol aims to provide a lucid and learned guide, tracking the role of formal analogies between classical and quantum theory. From Planck's first introduction of the quantum of action to Dirac's formulation of quantum mechanics, Darrigol illuminates not only the history of quantum theory but also the role of analogies in scientific thinking and theory change. Rather than focusing on qualitative, global arguments, Darrigol's study follows the lines of mathematical reasoning and symbolizing and sets out to show the motivations of early quantum theorists more precisely - and provocatively. "From c-Numbers to q-Numbers" aims to be a philosophically perceptive and mathematically precise history of quantum mechanics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

A physicist and historian of physics, Olivier Darrigol is a chargé de recherches at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris and a lecturer in history of physics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0520078225
• ISBN 13: 9780520078222
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 388
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible