04126nam a22006015i 4500 978-3-031-57934-9 DE-He213 20251030112341.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240629s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031579349 978-3-031-57934-9 10.1007/978-3-031-57934-9 doi QC30-48 PH bicssc JNU bicssc SCI055000 bisacsh PH thema JNU thema Giliberti, Marco. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 79606 Old Quantum Theory and Early Quantum Mechanics [electronic resource] : A Historical Perspective Commented for the Inquiring Reader / by Marco Giliberti, Luisa Lovisetti. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XXVII, 750 p. 104 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Challenges in Physics Education, 2662-8430 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. 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 development of Quantum Mechanics (black-body spectrum, atomic models, EPR paradox, etc.), but also dealing with ideas, concepts and results that are not usually treated (vortex atoms, discussion on the meaning of the term “electron”, non-quantum models of the Compton effect, etc.). The time span taken into consideration goes mainly from the 1880s to the 1940s; but some brief notes on more recent results are also presented in the appendixes. The work is based on nearly 800 original documents – books, papers, letters, newspapers – whose content is not only partially reported, but also explained, and inserted in the historical, social and disciplinary context of the time. Together with a rigorous historical framework, the book offers also an educational discussion of the physical aspects presented. Indeed, there are some specific sections and subsections with pedagogical observations. This book is intended for students pursuing STEM degrees, particularly those seeking an understanding of the genesis and rationale behind quantum mechanics. But it is surely also addressed to professional physicists who are eager to reconsider the cultural foundations underlying the quantum view of the world. We are thus thinking of inquiring minds, people who teach quantum physics, and individuals involved in quantum technologies. . Physics Study and teaching. 70911 Quantum physics. 66608 Physics History. 64549 Teaching. 59247 Education in Physics. 70912 Quantum Physics. 66608 History of Physics and Astronomy. 68040 Didactics and Teaching Methodology. 70913 Lovisetti, Luisa. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 79607 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031579332 Printed edition: 9783031579356 Printed edition: 9783031579363 Challenges in Physics Education, 2662-8430 70916 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57934-9 ZDB-2-EDA ZDB-2-SXED 61147 61147