Max Planck : Annalen papers

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Max Planck : Annalen papers

edited by Dieter Hoffmann

Wiley-VCH, 2008

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Annalen der Physik

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This volume contains a collection of most notable original papers published in the journal "Annalen der Physik" written by one of its renowned editors, Max Planck. These papers - reedited on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth - deal with topics which later on took a prominent place in the scientific work of this outstanding physicist: the theory of the emission spectrum of black bodies and the central role of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Understanding himself as an all-rounder Max Planck was especially devoted to the German Physical Society and actively involved in the scientific life of his century. His writings depict not only his achievements as a scientist but also shed a light on an era of important discoveries. The facsimiles in this collection are introduced by and complemented with topical articles by well-known physicists and science historians.

Table of Contents

IntroductionI. Entropy and Irreversibility (introduced by W. Ebeling, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany)II. Thermodynamic Equilibria and Electrical Transport (introduced by W. Ebeling, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany)III. Statistical Thermodynamics and Stochastic Theory (introduced by H. Kantz, MPI for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany)IV. Theory of Radiation and Electrodynamics (introduced by A. Gearhart, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN, USA)V. Quantum Theory and Fundamental Constants (introduced by M. Eckert, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany)VI. Micellaneous (introduced by D. Hoffmann, MPI for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany)VII. Reviews (introduced by D. Hoffmann, MPI for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany)

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  • NCID
    BA87406154
  • ISBN
    • 9783527408191
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    gereng
  • Place of Publication
    Weinheim
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 857 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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