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Eight Lectures on Theoretical Physics

Name: Eight Lectures on Theoretical Physics
Author: Max Planck
ISBN: 9780486697307

by Max Planck, H. Ed. Planck, A. P. Wills

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Overview

Landmark lectures (1909) by discoverer of quantum theory present revolutionary developments occasioned by application of quantum hypothesis to blackbody radiation. Also, how statistical mechanics transformed understanding of chemical physics; principle of least action, theory of relativity. Important for Planck's rethinking of his original discovery of quantum theory. 1915 edition.

Synopsis

Landmark lectures (1909) by Nobel Prize winner deal with application of quantum hypothesis to blackbody radiation, principle of least action, relativity theory, more. 1915 edition.