The Tiger and the Shark: Empirical Roots of Wave-Particle Dualism
Autor Bruce R. Wheaton Cuvânt înainte de Thomas S. Kuhnen Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 iul 1991
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521358927
ISBN-10: 0521358922
Pagini: 380
Ilustrații: 40 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 153 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0521358922
Pagini: 380
Ilustrații: 40 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 153 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Foreword Thomas S. Kuhn; Preface; Notes on sources; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Introduction of Temporal Discontinuity, 1896-1905: 2. The electromagnetic impulse hypothesis of x-rays; 3. The analogy between y-rays and x-rays; Part II. Ionization and the Recognition of Paradox, 1906-1910: 4. Secondary rays: British attempts to retain mechanism; 5. The appeal in Germany to the quantum theory; Part III. Seeking an Electrodynamic Solution, 1907-1912: 6. Localized energy in spreading impulses; 7. Problems with visible light; Part IV. Interference of X-Rays and the Corrobation of Paradox, 1912-1922: 8. Origins of x-ray spectroscopy; 9. Quantum transformation experiments; Part V. The Conceptual Origins of Wave-Particle Dualism, 1921-1925: 10. Synthesis of matter and light; Epilogue: The tiger and the shark; Bibliography; Index.
Descriere
The early 20th century brought about the rejection by physicists of the doctrine of determinism - the belief that complete knowledge of the initial conditions of an interaction in nature allows precise and unambiguous prediction of the outcome. This book traces the origins of a central problem leading to this change in viewpoint.