Arnold Sommerfeld Science, Life and Turbulent Times 1868-1951 /

• Main Author: Eckert, Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Physics.; Mathematical physics.; Gravitation.; Quantum physics.; Fluids.; Quantum Physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Mathematical Physics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951) belongs with Max Planck (1858-1947), Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and Niels Bohr (1885-1962) among the founders of modern theoretical physics, a science that developed into a budding discipline during his lifetime. Sommerfeld witnessed many of the most dramatic scientifi...

Table of Contents:

• Prologue
• Königsberg Roots
• Setting the Course
• Klein's Assistant
• Clausthal
• Aachen
• Munich
• Physics in War and Peace
• The Quantum Pope
• Wave Mechanics
• Cultural Ambassador
• Descent
• The Bitter Years
• Carrying On
• Legacy
• Epilogue
• Backmatter.