The Bumpy Road Max Planck from Radiation Theory to the Quantum (1896-1906) /

• Main Author: Badino, Massimiliano (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology,
• Subjects: Physics.; History.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; History of Science.

This book examines the different areas of knowledge, traditions, and conceptual resources that contributed to the building of Max Planck’s theory of radiation. It presents an insightful comparative analysis that not only sheds light upon a fundamental chapter in the history of modern physics, but al...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: In the Theoretician's Workshop: Notes for a Historical and Philosophical Analysis of Theories 1
• Chapter 2: The Problem of Heat Radiation
• Chapter 3: Planck's Theory of Radiation
• Chapter 4: Deconstructing Planck
• Index.