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Auteur(s) : Jähnert, Martin
Titre(s) : Practicing the correspondence principle in the old quantum theory [Texte électronique] : a transformation through implementation / by Martin Jähnert
Édition : 1st ed. 2019
Publication : Cham : Springer international publishing, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 ressource en ligne (1 texte électronique) : fichiers PDF
Collection : Archimedes : new studies in the history and philosophy of science and technology,
ISSN 2215-0064 ; 56
Lien à la collection : Archimedes (Dordrecht. Online)
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 277-287. Index. - Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 25 juillet 2019)
This book presents a history of the correspondence principle from a new perspective.
The author provides a unique exploration of the relation between the practice of theory
and conceptual development in physics. In the process, he argues for a new understanding
of the history of the old quantum theory and the emergence of quantum mechanics. The
analysis looks at how the correspondence principle was disseminated and how the principle
was applied as a research tool during the 1920s. It provides new insights into the
interaction between theoretical tools and scientific problems and shows that the use
of this theoretical tool changed the tool itself in a process of transformation through
implementation. This process, the author claims, was responsible for the conceptual
development of the correspondence principle. This monograph connects to the vast literature
in the history of science, which analyzed theoretical practices as based on tacit
knowledge, skills, and calculation techniques. It contributes to the historical understanding
of quantum physics and the emergence of quantum mechanics. Studying how physicists
used a set of tools to solve problems, the author spells out the "skillful guessing"
that went into the making of quantum theoretical arguments and argues that the integration
and implementation of technical resources was a central driving force for the conceptual
and theoretical transformation in the old quantum theory
Sujet(s) : Sciences -- Histoire
Philosophie des sciences
Vie intellectuelle -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
501 (23e éd.) = Sciences naturelles et mathématiques - Philosophie et théorie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783030133009. - ISBN 3030133001. - ISBN 9783030132996 (erroné). - ISBN 9783030133016
(erroné). - ISBN 9783030133023 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46643086f
Notice n° :
FRBNF46643086
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. Introduction ; 2. The Correspondence Principle in Copenhagen 1913-1923: Origin,
Formulation and Consolidation ; 3. The Correspondence Principle in the Quantum Network
1918-1926 ; 4. Using the Magic Wand: Sommerfeld, Multiplet Intensities and the Correspondence
Principle ; 5. Fertilizer on a Sandy Acreage: Franck, Hund and the Ramsauer Effect
; 6. That I Cannot Conceive of After the Results of Your Dissertation: Fritz Reiche
and the F-sum Rule ; 7. Copenhagen Reactions: The Intensity Problem in Copenhagen,
1924-1925 ; 8. Conclusion ; A. Applications of the Correspondence Principle 1918-1928
; Archives ; Bibliography.
