From Data to Quanta

Niels Bohr's Vision of Physics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Niels Bohr was a central figure in quantum physics, well known for his work on atomic structure and his contributions to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. In this book, philosopher of science Slobodan Perović explores the way Bohr practiced and understood physics and analyzes its implications for our understanding of modern science. Perović develops a novel approach to Bohr’s understanding of physics and his method of inquiry, presenting an exploratory symbiosis of historical and philosophical analysis that uncovers the key aspects of Bohr’s philosophical vision of physics within a given historical context.To better understand the methods that produced Bohr’s breakthrough results in quantum phenomena, Perović clarifies the nature of Bohr’s engagement with the experimental side of physics and lays out the basic distinctions and concepts that characterize his approach. Rich and insightful, Perović’s take on the early history of quantum mechanics and its methodological ramifications sheds vital new light on one of the key figures of modern physics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-10-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:480 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:The University of Chicago Press
ISBN:9780226798332

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Slobodan Perovic is professor of the history and philosophy of science at the University of Belgrade. His work has been featured in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Foundations of Science, and Synthese, among others.

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"Perovic offers a novel and refreshingly unorthodox interpretation of Bohr's seminal contributions to quantum physics and their philosophical implications. Adopting a method of historically sensitive analysis, he argues convincingly that the great Dane came to his overarching hypotheses, including the complementarity principle, by inductive reasoning inherently based on experiments. He skillfully defends Bohr against the charges that his epistemological and methodological views were amateurish armchair philosophy. Perovic's book on Bohr's vision is recommendable from a scientific, historical, and philosophical perspective."--Helge Kragh, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPart 1: Preliminaries 2 From Laboratory to Theory3 From Classical Experiments to Quantum TheoryPart 2: Bohr’s Vision in Practice: the Old Quantum Theory 4 Spectral Lines, Quantum States, and a Master Model of the Atom5 The Correspondence Principle as an Intermediary Hypothesis 6 Reception7 The Scientific ModeratorPart 3: Toward Quantum Mechanics8 Quantum Corpuscles, Quantum Waves, and the Experiments9 The Uncertainty Principle as an Intermediary Hypothesis10 Metaphysical Principles and Heuristic Rules11 New Formalisms and Bohr’s Atom12 Complementarity Established and Applied Part 4: Aftermath13 Bohr and the “Copenhagen Orthodoxy” 14 Bohr’s Response to the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Argument15 The Mature Bohr and the Rise of Slick Theory and TheoreticiansAcknowledgmentsBibliographyIndex