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Ludwig Boltzmann The Man Who Trusted Atoms

Cercignani Carlo
Innbundet / 1998 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780198501541
Publisert
1998
Utgiver
Vendor
Clarendon Press
Vekt
681 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
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Innbundet
Antall sider
348

Forfatter
Cercignani Carlo

Ludwig Boltzmann The Man Who Trusted Atoms

Cercignani Carlo
Innbundet / 1998 / Engelsk
Cercignani Carlo
Innbundet / 1998 / Engelsk
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...all will feel rewarded in making the acquaintance through Cercignani's work, of Boltzmann's scientific ideas. Most highly recommended to anyone who claims to be interested in the history of science, and is looking forward to seeking an understanding of Boltzmann and his work in the context of his times. The book is amazingly good value for a paperback version. Current Engineering Practice, 48 05-06/S6

It is valuable, not only for the wealth and scope of information it provides, but for offering an up-to-date view, accessible to all, of the posterity of Boltzmann's scientific ideas.

Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

The book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann, one of the great scientists who marked the passage from 19th to 20th century physics. His rich and tragic life, ending by suicide at the age of 62, is described in detail. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing his scientific and philosophical ideas and placing them in the context of the second half of the 19th century. The fact that Boltzmann was the man who did most to establish that there is a microscopic, atomic structure underlying macroscopic bodies is documented, as is Boltzmann's influence on modern physics, especially through the work of Planck on light quanta and of Einstein on Brownian motion. Boltzmann was the centre of a scientific revolution, and he has been proved right on many crucial issues. He anticipated Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions and proposed a theory of knowledge based on Darwin. His basic results, when properly understood, can also be stated as mathematical theorems. Some of these have been proved; others are still at the level of likely but unproven conjectures. The main text of this biography is written almost entirely without equations. Mathematical appendices deepen knowledge of some technical aspects of the subject.
Les mer
The book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann. His tragic life ending with his suicide is described in detail. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing his work establishing the atomic structure of matter and his influence on modern physics.
Les mer
Preface ; Contents ; Introduction ; 1. A short biography of Ludwig Boltzmann ; 2. Physics before Boltzmann ; 3. Kinetic theory before Boltzmann ; 4. The Boltzmann equation ; 5. Time irreversibility and the H-theorem ; 6. Boltzmann's relation and the statistical interpretation of entropy ; 7. Boltzmann, Gibbs and equilibrium statistical mechanics ; 8. The problem of polyatomic molecules ; 9. Boltzmann's contributions to other branches of physics ; 11. Boltzmann and his contemporaries ; 12. The influence of Boltzmann's ideas on the science and technology of the twentieth cnetury ; Epilogue ; Chronology
Les mer
"Cercignani's book does sterling service in bringing much of Boltzmann's extraordinary achievement to life, and in sketching the ways in which it was indeed linked with the predicaments of his time." London Review of Books "This book is not just a biography. the main details of Boltzmann's life are covered in the first chapter. The rest of the book reviews the history and development of ideas associated with Boltzmann's contribution to science.This makes the book a useful source of information on other important fiqures such as Maxwell and Gibbs" The Mathematical Gazette "The author- a theorectical physicist-does much more than simply listing Boltzmann's work. He also considers the historical context, describes the evolution of ideas prior to Boltzmann, discusses and explains Boltzmann's work...and his views on the philosophy of physics its influence on his contemporaries, and the developments initiated by it...both the physics and the mathematics are well presented with the non-specialist in mind" Zentralblatt Math " ... the work is generously laced with translated quotations from Boltzmann's German writings and papers ... historians of science will find here a balanced and up-to-date account of this tragic figure, as well as an instructive account of Boltzamnn's philosophy of science." ambix
Les mer
Unique detailed biography of Boltzmann, the scientist who marked the passage from 19th to 20th century physics Covers controversial aspects of Boltzmann's work in the light of modern research
Unique detailed biography of Boltzmann, the scientist who marked the passage from 19th to 20th century physics Covers controversial aspects of Boltzmann's work in the light of modern research

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...all will feel rewarded in making the acquaintance through Cercignani's work, of Boltzmann's scientific ideas. Most highly recommended to anyone who claims to be interested in the history of science, and is looking forward to seeking an understanding of Boltzmann and his work in the context of his times. The book is amazingly good value for a paperback version. Current Engineering Practice, 48 05-06/S6

It is valuable, not only for the wealth and scope of information it provides, but for offering an up-to-date view, accessible to all, of the posterity of Boltzmann's scientific ideas.

Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

The book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann, one of the great scientists who marked the passage from 19th to 20th century physics. His rich and tragic life, ending by suicide at the age of 62, is described in detail. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing his scientific and philosophical ideas and placing them in the context of the second half of the 19th century. The fact that Boltzmann was the man who did most to establish that there is a microscopic, atomic structure underlying macroscopic bodies is documented, as is Boltzmann's influence on modern physics, especially through the work of Planck on light quanta and of Einstein on Brownian motion. Boltzmann was the centre of a scientific revolution, and he has been proved right on many crucial issues. He anticipated Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions and proposed a theory of knowledge based on Darwin. His basic results, when properly understood, can also be stated as mathematical theorems. Some of these have been proved; others are still at the level of likely but unproven conjectures. The main text of this biography is written almost entirely without equations. Mathematical appendices deepen knowledge of some technical aspects of the subject.
Les mer
The book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann. His tragic life ending with his suicide is described in detail. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing his work establishing the atomic structure of matter and his influence on modern physics.
Les mer
Preface ; Contents ; Introduction ; 1. A short biography of Ludwig Boltzmann ; 2. Physics before Boltzmann ; 3. Kinetic theory before Boltzmann ; 4. The Boltzmann equation ; 5. Time irreversibility and the H-theorem ; 6. Boltzmann's relation and the statistical interpretation of entropy ; 7. Boltzmann, Gibbs and equilibrium statistical mechanics ; 8. The problem of polyatomic molecules ; 9. Boltzmann's contributions to other branches of physics ; 11. Boltzmann and his contemporaries ; 12. The influence of Boltzmann's ideas on the science and technology of the twentieth cnetury ; Epilogue ; Chronology
Les mer
"Cercignani's book does sterling service in bringing much of Boltzmann's extraordinary achievement to life, and in sketching the ways in which it was indeed linked with the predicaments of his time." London Review of Books "This book is not just a biography. the main details of Boltzmann's life are covered in the first chapter. The rest of the book reviews the history and development of ideas associated with Boltzmann's contribution to science.This makes the book a useful source of information on other important fiqures such as Maxwell and Gibbs" The Mathematical Gazette "The author- a theorectical physicist-does much more than simply listing Boltzmann's work. He also considers the historical context, describes the evolution of ideas prior to Boltzmann, discusses and explains Boltzmann's work...and his views on the philosophy of physics its influence on his contemporaries, and the developments initiated by it...both the physics and the mathematics are well presented with the non-specialist in mind" Zentralblatt Math " ... the work is generously laced with translated quotations from Boltzmann's German writings and papers ... historians of science will find here a balanced and up-to-date account of this tragic figure, as well as an instructive account of Boltzamnn's philosophy of science." ambix
Les mer
Unique detailed biography of Boltzmann, the scientist who marked the passage from 19th to 20th century physics Covers controversial aspects of Boltzmann's work in the light of modern research
Unique detailed biography of Boltzmann, the scientist who marked the passage from 19th to 20th century physics Covers controversial aspects of Boltzmann's work in the light of modern research

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198501541
Publisert
1998
Utgiver
Vendor
Clarendon Press
Vekt
681 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
348

Forfatter
Cercignani Carlo

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