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Princeton Series in Physics Ser.: Master of Modern Physics : The Scientific Contributions of H. A. Kramers by Dirk ter Haar (1997, Hardcover)

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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691021414

ISBN-139780691021416

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Number of Pages296 Pages

Publication NameMaster of Modern Physics : the Scientific Contributions of H. A. Kramers

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPhysics / Quantum Theory, Physics / General, Science & Technology

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

AuthorDirk Ter Haar

Subject AreaScience, Biography & Autobiography

SeriesPrinceton Series in Physics Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight21 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width6.7 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN97-022356

Reviews"Ter Haar, who studied with Kramers, has a unique approach to scientific biography: He makes us read the original papers [along with] discussion of the published work and an eludication of these papers. . . . On quantum electrodynamics] and the other subjects on which he touches, [ter Haar] has written a stimulating book that brings Kramers's history-making work even more into focus. . . ."-- Physics Today, "Ter Haar, who studied with Kramers, has a unique approach to scientific biography: He makes us read the original papers [along with] discussion of the published work and an eludication of these papers. . . . On quantum electrodynamics] and the other subjects on which he touches, [ter Haar] has written a stimulating book that brings Kramers's history-making work even more into focus. . . ." -- Physics Today, Ter Haar, who studied with Kramers, has a unique approach to scientific biography: He makes us read the original papers [along with] discussion of the published work and an eludication of these papers. . . . On quantum electrodynamics] and the other subjects on which he touches, [ter Haar] has written a stimulating book that brings Kramers's history-making work even more into focus. . . ., Ter Haar, who studied with Kramers, has a unique approach to scientific biography: He makes us read the original papers [along with] discussion of the published work and an eludication of these papers. . . . On quantum electrodynamics] and the other subjects on which he touches, [ter Haar] has written a stimulating book that brings Kramers's history-making work even more into focus. . . . -- Physics Today, "Ter Haar, who studied with Kramers, has a unique approach to scientific biography: He makes us read the original papers [along with] discussion of the published work and an eludication of these papers. . . . On quantum electrodynamics] and the other subjects on which he touches, [ter Haar] has written a stimulating book that brings Kramers's history-making work even more into focus." -- Physics Today

Series Volume Number35

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentPreface 1 Introduction 3 2 The Old Quantum Theory 9 3 Quantum Mechanics 31 4 Quantum Electrodynamics 59 5 Statistical Mechanics, Solid-State Physics, and Low-Temperature Physics 67 6 The Kramers Problem and Polymer Physics 93 7 Miscellaneous Topics 109 A On the Scattering of Radiation by Atoms 121 B Some Remarks on Heisenberg's Quantum Mechanics 145 C Wave Mechanics and Half-Odd-Integral Quantisation 151 D The Scattering of Light by Atoms 163 E General Theory of Paramagnetic Rotation in Crystals 173 F Classical Relativistic Spin-Theory and Its Quantization 187 G On the Eigenvalue Problem in a One-Dimensional Field of Force 195 H The Use of Charge-Conjugated Wavefunctions in the Hole Theory of the Electron 203 I Brownian Motion in a Field of Force and the Diffusion Model of Chemical Reactions 213 J Statistics of the Two-Dimensional Ferromagnet 231 K Fundamental Difficulties of a Theory of Particles 249 L The Behavior of Macromolecules in Inhomogeneous Flow 257 References 273 Publications of H. A. Kramers 277 Index 283

SynopsisThe Dutch scientist Hendrik Kramers (1894-1952) was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century. This work presents a comprehensive discussion of Kramers' scientific work, and reprints twelve of his most important papers., The Dutch scientist Hendrik Kramers (1894-1952) was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century--and one of a mere handful who have made major contributions across the whole field. Physicists know his name from, among other things, the Kramers dispersion theory, the Kramers-Heisenberg dispersion formulae, the Kramers opacity formula, the Kramers degeneracy, and the Kramers-Kronig relations. Yet few people know more than the name, or recognize the full depth and range of his contributions. In this book, D. ter Haar seeks to change that. He presents for the first time anywhere a comprehensive discussion of Kramers's scientific work, and reprints twelve of his most important papers. The author shows us that Kramers's remarkable and diverse work makes him at least the equal of such celebrated physicists as Fermi and Landau. He takes us through Kramers's groundbreaking research in such subjects as quantum theory, quantum electrodynamics, statistical mechanics, and solid-state physics. The papers he reprints include Kramers's derivation of the dispersion formulae that led to Heisenberg's matrix mechanics; his classic paper on the Brownian-motion approach to chemical reactions; a pioneering paper on polymers; and a paper on renormalization, a concept first introduced by Kramers and now one of the basic ideas of modern field theory. This book will change how we view the course of twentieth-century science and will show that Kramers was indeed one of the masters of modern physics., The Dutch scientist Hendrik Kramers (1894-1952) was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the 20th century - and one of a mere handful who have made major contributions across the whole field. Physicists know his name from, among other things, the Kramers dispersion theory, the Kramers-Heisenberg dispersion theory, the Kramers opacity formula, the Kramers degeneracy, and the Kramers-Kronig relations. In this book, D. ter Haar presents a comprehensive discussion of Kramers's scientific work, and reprints 12 of his most important papers. The author seeks to show us that Kramers's diverse work makes him at least the equal of such celebrated physicists as Fermi and Landau. He takes us through Kramers's research in such subjects as quantum theory, quantum electrodynamics, statistical mechanics, and solid-state physics. The papers he reprints include Kramers's derivation of the dispersion formulae that led to Heisenberg's matrix mechanics; his paper on the Brownian-motion approach to chemical reactions; a paper on polymers; and a paper on renormalization, a concept first intorduced by Kramers and now one of the basic ideas of modern field theory.

LC Classification NumberQC16.K69H33 1998