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Eight Lectures on Theoretical Physics
In 1909 the great German physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max Planck (1858鈥�1947) delivered a series of eight lectures at Columbia University giving a fascinating overview of the new state of physics, which he had played a crucial role in bringing about.
The first, third, fifth, and sixth lectures present his account of the revolutionary developments occasioned when he first applied the quantum hypothesis to blackbody radiation. The reader is given a valuable opportunity to witness Planck's thought processes both on the level of philosophical principles as well as their application to physical processes on the microscopic and macroscopic scales.
In the second and fourth lectures Planck shows how the new ideas of statistical mechanics transformed the understanding of chemical physics. The seventh lecture discusses the principle of least action, while the final one gives an account of the theory of special relativity, of which Planck had been an early champion.
These lectures are especially important since they reflect Planck's reconsiderations and rethinking of his original discovery of quantum theory. A new Introduction by Peter Pesic places this book in historical perspective among Planck's works and those of his contemporaries. Now available in this inexpensive edition, it will be of particular interest to students of modern physics and of the philosophy and history of science.
The first, third, fifth, and sixth lectures present his account of the revolutionary developments occasioned when he first applied the quantum hypothesis to blackbody radiation. The reader is given a valuable opportunity to witness Planck's thought processes both on the level of philosophical principles as well as their application to physical processes on the microscopic and macroscopic scales.
In the second and fourth lectures Planck shows how the new ideas of statistical mechanics transformed the understanding of chemical physics. The seventh lecture discusses the principle of least action, while the final one gives an account of the theory of special relativity, of which Planck had been an early champion.
These lectures are especially important since they reflect Planck's reconsiderations and rethinking of his original discovery of quantum theory. A new Introduction by Peter Pesic places this book in historical perspective among Planck's works and those of his contemporaries. Now available in this inexpensive edition, it will be of particular interest to students of modern physics and of the philosophy and history of science.
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First published January 1, 1985
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Max Planck
237听books166听followersMax Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.
Planck made many contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame rests primarily on his role as originator of the quantum theory. This theory revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein鈥檚 theory of relativity revolutionized the understanding of space and time. Together they constitute the fundamental theories of 20th-century physics.
Planck made many contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame rests primarily on his role as originator of the quantum theory. This theory revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein鈥檚 theory of relativity revolutionized the understanding of space and time. Together they constitute the fundamental theories of 20th-century physics.
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February 27, 2018
鈥璙ortrage und erinnerungen = Eight Lectures on Theoretical Physics, Max Planck
In 1909 the great German physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max Planck (1858鈥�1947) delivered a series of eight lectures at Columbia University giving a fascinating overview of the new state of physics, which he had played a crucial role in bringing about. The first, third, fifth, and sixth lectures present his account of the revolutionary developments occasioned when he first applied the quantum hypothesis to blackbody radiation. The reader is given an invaluable opportunity to witness Planck's thought processes both on the level of philosophical principles as well as their application to physical processes on the microscopic and macroscopic scales.
In the second and fourth lectures Planck shows how the new ideas of statistical mechanics transformed the understanding of chemical physics. The seventh lecture discusses the principle of least action, while the final one gives an account of the theory of special relativity, of which Planck had been an early champion.
These lectures are especially important since they reflect Planck's reconsideration's and rethinking of his original discovery of quantum theory. A new Introduction by Peter Pesic places this book in historical perspective among Planck's works and those of his contemporaries. Now available in this inexpensive edition, it will be of particular interest to students of modern physics and of the philosophy and history of science.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 爻丕賱 1984 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 鬲氐賵蹖乇 噩賴丕賳 丿乇 賮蹖夭蹖讴 噩丿蹖丿貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 賲丕讴爻 倬賱丕賳讴貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賲乇鬲囟蹖 氐丕亘乇貨 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴: 丕丨賲丿 爻賲蹖毓蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丕賲蹖乇讴亘蹖乇貙 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖 噩蹖亘蹖貙 1348貨 丿乇 210 氐貨 賲賵囟賵毓: 賲賯丕賱賴 賴丕 賵 禺胤丕亘賴 賴丕 - 賮蹖夭蹖讴 - 賮賱爻賮賴 - 賯乇賳 20 賲
賲丕讴爻 倬賱丕賳讴 (丕夭 爻丕賱 1858 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖 鬲丕 爻丕賱 1947 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖) 賲鬲賵賱丿 讴蹖賱 丌賱賲丕賳貙 丿丕賳卮 丌賲賵禺鬲賴 蹖 丿丕賳卮诏丕賴 賴丕蹖 賲賵賳蹖禺 賵 亘乇賱賳貙 丿乇蹖丕賮鬲 噩丕蹖夭賴 賳賵亘賱 丿乇 爻丕賱 1918 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖貙 乇卅蹖爻 丕賳噩賲賳 倬蹖卮乇賮鬲 毓賱賵賲 丕夭 爻丕賱 1930 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖 賵 丿乇诏匕卮鬲賴 丿乇 爻賵賲 丕讴鬲亘乇 爻丕賱 1947 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖 丿乇 诏賵鬲蹖賳诏賳貙 賵蹖 賲毓鬲賯丿 亘賵丿 賴乇 乇賵蹖丿丕丿蹖 禺賵丕賴 胤亘蹖毓蹖 蹖丕 匕賴賳蹖 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 賲賵噩亘 蹖丕 睾蹖乇 賲賵噩亘 亘賴 賳馗乇 丌蹖丿. 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
In 1909 the great German physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max Planck (1858鈥�1947) delivered a series of eight lectures at Columbia University giving a fascinating overview of the new state of physics, which he had played a crucial role in bringing about. The first, third, fifth, and sixth lectures present his account of the revolutionary developments occasioned when he first applied the quantum hypothesis to blackbody radiation. The reader is given an invaluable opportunity to witness Planck's thought processes both on the level of philosophical principles as well as their application to physical processes on the microscopic and macroscopic scales.
In the second and fourth lectures Planck shows how the new ideas of statistical mechanics transformed the understanding of chemical physics. The seventh lecture discusses the principle of least action, while the final one gives an account of the theory of special relativity, of which Planck had been an early champion.
These lectures are especially important since they reflect Planck's reconsideration's and rethinking of his original discovery of quantum theory. A new Introduction by Peter Pesic places this book in historical perspective among Planck's works and those of his contemporaries. Now available in this inexpensive edition, it will be of particular interest to students of modern physics and of the philosophy and history of science.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 爻丕賱 1984 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 鬲氐賵蹖乇 噩賴丕賳 丿乇 賮蹖夭蹖讴 噩丿蹖丿貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 賲丕讴爻 倬賱丕賳讴貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賲乇鬲囟蹖 氐丕亘乇貨 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴: 丕丨賲丿 爻賲蹖毓蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丕賲蹖乇讴亘蹖乇貙 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖 噩蹖亘蹖貙 1348貨 丿乇 210 氐貨 賲賵囟賵毓: 賲賯丕賱賴 賴丕 賵 禺胤丕亘賴 賴丕 - 賮蹖夭蹖讴 - 賮賱爻賮賴 - 賯乇賳 20 賲
賲丕讴爻 倬賱丕賳讴 (丕夭 爻丕賱 1858 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖 鬲丕 爻丕賱 1947 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖) 賲鬲賵賱丿 讴蹖賱 丌賱賲丕賳貙 丿丕賳卮 丌賲賵禺鬲賴 蹖 丿丕賳卮诏丕賴 賴丕蹖 賲賵賳蹖禺 賵 亘乇賱賳貙 丿乇蹖丕賮鬲 噩丕蹖夭賴 賳賵亘賱 丿乇 爻丕賱 1918 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖貙 乇卅蹖爻 丕賳噩賲賳 倬蹖卮乇賮鬲 毓賱賵賲 丕夭 爻丕賱 1930 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖 賵 丿乇诏匕卮鬲賴 丿乇 爻賵賲 丕讴鬲亘乇 爻丕賱 1947 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖 丿乇 诏賵鬲蹖賳诏賳貙 賵蹖 賲毓鬲賯丿 亘賵丿 賴乇 乇賵蹖丿丕丿蹖 禺賵丕賴 胤亘蹖毓蹖 蹖丕 匕賴賳蹖 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 賲賵噩亘 蹖丕 睾蹖乇 賲賵噩亘 亘賴 賳馗乇 丌蹖丿. 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
February 18, 2018
No he encontrado el libro que acabo de leer en 欧宝娱乐 por lo que he elegido publicar mi rese帽a en la obra que m谩s se le asemeja.
En noviembre de 1930 Max Planck pronunci贸 en Berl铆n la conferencia 鈥淧ositivismo y mundo externo real鈥�, un mensaje de defensa al realismo racional en filosof铆a de la ciencia y un claro aviso al creciente panorama cientificista.
驴Empirismo? Racionalismo? Libre albedr铆o?鈥� 驴Determinismo o indeterminismo? Que tiene que decir Planck al respecto? Si sienten ustedes admiraci贸n por los fundadores de la teor铆a cu谩ntica, disfrutar谩n sin duda de sus palabras.
La dial茅ctica de Planck es aplastante, me fascin贸 hasta el punto de transcribir los mejores puntos de la conferencia letra por letra. Por ello, pueden ahorrarse comprar este libro leyendo las partes m谩s importantes de la conferencia transcritas en el siguiente post.
En noviembre de 1930 Max Planck pronunci贸 en Berl铆n la conferencia 鈥淧ositivismo y mundo externo real鈥�, un mensaje de defensa al realismo racional en filosof铆a de la ciencia y un claro aviso al creciente panorama cientificista.
驴Empirismo? Racionalismo? Libre albedr铆o?鈥� 驴Determinismo o indeterminismo? Que tiene que decir Planck al respecto? Si sienten ustedes admiraci贸n por los fundadores de la teor铆a cu谩ntica, disfrutar谩n sin duda de sus palabras.
La dial茅ctica de Planck es aplastante, me fascin贸 hasta el punto de transcribir los mejores puntos de la conferencia letra por letra. Por ello, pueden ahorrarse comprar este libro leyendo las partes m谩s importantes de la conferencia transcritas en el siguiente post.
November 16, 2020
"From this standpoint one can say quite correctly that in the final analysis all processes in nature are reversible."
January 24, 2010
In lectures given in 1909 at Columbia, Planck covers basically all of theoretical physics, from thermodynamics to mechanics to special relativity. The lectures are equation heavy, and I often wished for more guidance with them, such as definitions of the symbols. The lectures will be something to go back to as my understanding of the field deepens.
It was cool to read Planck's derivation of h, then realize "hey, that's Planck's constant!", then realize, "oh, that's why they call it Planck's constant .."
It was cool to read Planck's derivation of h, then realize "hey, that's Planck's constant!", then realize, "oh, that's why they call it Planck's constant .."
June 20, 2013
Epochal lectures by the father of quantum mechanics , this series covers a plethora of topics from the laws of mechanics , the atomic theory of matter , the theory of equilibrium , the equations for monoatomic and polyatomic gases , the theory of relativity et al . Inundated with a lot of equations , absolutely essential though largely incomprehensible to the general public . (P.S. Great to revisit the derivation of Planck's constant , it's now i know why 'h' is called Planck's constant , after all !!! )
June 3, 2014
These lecture give wonderful insight into Planck's seminal contributions to modern physics, notably his introduction of the quantum. Planck was a gifted lecturer, and this collection is an excellent example of his talent.
September 1, 2015
This is an exquisitely written work...
It presents the then known physics of
the day of Max Plank. It is definitely
readable and understandable by anyone
that has at least a High School
Education.
It presents the then known physics of
the day of Max Plank. It is definitely
readable and understandable by anyone
that has at least a High School
Education.
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October 26, 2009hi
February 3, 2010
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February 22, 2016asran
October 17, 2016
Planck wanted to de-anthropomophize nature and science so much that ends up alienating human from nature. RIP.
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