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020			_a9783031373725
082			_a530.12 _bJAM
100			_aZamastil, Jaroslav
245			_aUnderstanding the path from classical to quantum mechanics
260			_bSpringer, _c2023 _aCham :
300			_axii, 61 p. ; _bill., _c23 cm
365			_b39.99 _cEUR _d91.70
490			_aSpringerBriefs in physics
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aThe book is about the transition from classical to quantum mechanics, covering the historical development of this great leap, and explaining the concepts needed to understand it at a level suitable for undergraduate students. The first part of the book summarizes classical electrodynamics and the Hamiltonian formulation of classical mechanics, the two elements of classical physics which are crucial for understanding the classical to quantum transition. The second part loosely traces the historical development of the classical to quantum transition, starting with Einstein's 1916 derivation of the Planck radiation law, continuing with the Ladenburg-Kramers-Born-Heisenberg dispersion theory and ending with Heisenberg's magical 1925 paper which established quantum mechanics. The purpose of the book is partly historical, partly philosophical, but mainly pedagogical. It will appeal to a wide audience, from undergraduate students, for whom it can serve as a preparatory or supplementary text to standard textbooks, to physicists and historians interested in the historical development of science.
650			_aDispersion
650			_aAbsorption
650			_aEmission
650			_aMaxwell equations
650			_aLadenburg Theory
650			_aAction-Angle Variables
650			_aPlanck radiation Law
650			_aElectrodynamics
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