Longair, Malcolm S.,  1941- <br/><br/>
Quantum concepts in physics :  an alternative approach to the understanding of quantum mechanics / 
Malcolm Longair. 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/> Title from publisher's web page (viewed 27 Feb. 2013). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. The Discovery of Quanta: 1. Physics and theoretical physics in 1895; 2. Planck and black-body radiation; 3. Einstein and quanta, 1900-1911 --  Part II. The Old Quantum Theory: 4. The Bohr model of the hydrogen atom; 5. Sommerfield and Ehrenfest :generalising the Bohr model; 6. Einstein coefficients, Bohr's correspondence principle and the first selection rules; 7. Understanding atomic spectra: additional quantum numbers; 8. Bohr's model of the periodic table and the origin of spin; 9. The wave-particle duality --  Part III. The Discovery of Quantum Mechanics; 10. The collapse of the old quantum theory and the seeds of its regeneration; 11. The Heisenberg breakthrough; 12. Matrix mechanics; 13. Dirac's quantum mechanics; 14. Schrödinger and wave mechanics; 15. Reconciling matrix and wave mechanics; 16. Spin and quantum statistics; 17. The interpretation of quantum mechanics; 18. The aftermath. 
<br/><br/> Innovative account of the origins of quantum mechanics told from a historical perspective, for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781139062060 9781107308671 9781107314221 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Quantum theory.<br/>Quantum theory--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC174  / .Q368 2013