The Quantum Physicists and an Introduction to Their PhysicsForeword; 1. Two Papers; 2. The Bohr Era and Beyond; 3. The New Mechanics; 4. An Emergency Exit; 5. The Formal Basis; 6. Beautiful Equations; Afterword; Notes and Comment; Index. |
Contents
Foreword | 3 |
1 Two Papers | 7 |
2 The Bohr Era and Beyond | 35 |
3 The New Mechanics | 71 |
4 An Emergency Exit | 110 |
5 The Formal Basis | 137 |
6 Beautiful Equations | 179 |
Afterword | 218 |
Notes and Comment | 221 |
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The Quantum Physicists: And an Introduction to Their Physics William H. Cropper Limited preview - 1970 |
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