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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198570643

ISBN-139780198570646

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Book TitleLudwig Boltzmann : the Man Who Trusted Atoms

Number of Pages348 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicCultural Heritage, History, Physics / Nuclear, Science & Technology

IllustratorYes

GenreScience, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorCarlo Cercignani

FormatPerfect

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Item Weight18.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Reviews'Carlo Cercignani has made an important contribution to our understanding of the man and his work in the context of his times... Much of the book will be interesting for the general reader.'George Fleck, The Chemical Intelligencer, 'I can warmly recommend the book to everybody who is interested in the history of science.'Dieter Flamm, Physics World, 'It is valuable, not only for the wealth and scope of information it provides, but for offering an up-to-date view, accessible to all, of Boltzmann's scientific ideas.'Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 'It is valuable, not only for the wealth and scope of information it provides, but for offering an up-to-date view, accessible to all, of Boltzmann's scientific ideas.'Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics'Carlo Cercignani has made an important contribution to our understanding of the man and his work in the context of his times... Much of the book will be interesting for the general reader.'George Fleck, The Chemical Intelligencer'I can warmly recommend the book to everybody who is interested in the history of science.'Dieter Flamm, Physics World

Dewey Decimal530/.092

Table Of ContentForewordPrefaceIntroduction1. A short biography of Ludwig Boltzmann2. Physics before Boltzmann3. Kinetic theory before Boltzmann4. The Boltzmann equation5. Time irreversibility and the H-theorem6. Boltzmann's relation and the statistical interpretation of entropy7. Boltzmann, Gibbs and equilibrium statistical mechanics8. The problem of polyatomic molecules9. Boltzmann's contributions to other branches of physics10. Boltzmann as a philosopher11. Boltzmann and his contemporaries12. The influence of Boltzmann's ideas on the science and technology of the twentieth centuryEpilogueChronologys"A German professor's journey to Eldorado"Appendices

SynopsisLudwig Boltzmann arguably played the key role in establishing that submicroscopic structures underlie the ordinary world. He had a tremendous impact on late 19th-century and early 20th-century physics, and he anticipated many contemporary ideas, including Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions and recent theories of knowledge based on Darwinian principles. This book is the first accessible biography of this important figure. Without relying on equations, it provides a deep look at the full range of his scientific and philosophical ideas, discussing both their original context and their relevance today. The book also gives a concise portrait of Boltzmann's life, which, despite his successes, ended tragically in suicide. Drawing on recent research related to some of Boltzmann's more controversial ideas, this book offers fascinating insights into the birth of modern physics., This book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann, one of the great scientists who marked the passage from 19th- to 20th-Century physics. His rich and tragic life, ending by suicide at the age of 62, is described in detail. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing his scientific and philosophical ideas and placing them in the context of the second half of the 19th century. The fact that Boltzmann was the man who did most to establish that there is a microscopic, atomic structure underlying macroscopic bodies is documented, as is Boltzmann's influence on modern physics, especially through the work of Planck on light quanta and of Einstein on Brownian motion. Boltzmann was the centre of a scientific upheaval, and he has been proved right on many crucial issues. He anticipated Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions and proposed a theory of knowledge based on Darwin. His basic results, when properly understood, can also be stated as mathematical theorems. Some of these have been proved: others are still at the level of likely but unproven conjectures. The main text of this biography is written almost entirely without equations. Mathematical appendices deepen knowledge of some technical aspects of the subject., This book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann, one of the great scientists who marked the passage from 19th- to 20th-Century physics. His rich and tragic life, ending by suicide at the age of 62, is described in detail. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing his scientific and philosophical ideas and placing them in the context of the second half of the 19th century. The fact that Boltzmann was the man who did most to establish that there is a microscopic, atomic structure underlying macroscopic bodies is documented, as is Boltzmann's influence on modern physics, especially through the work of Planck on light quanta and of Einstein on Brownian motion.Boltzmann was the centre of a scientific upheaval, and he has been proved right on many crucial issues. He anticipated Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions and proposed a theory of knowledge based on Darwin. His basic results, when properly understood, can also be stated as mathematical theorems. Some of these have been proved: others are still at the level of likely but unproven conjectures. The main text of this biography is written almost entirely without equations. Mathematical appendices deepen knowledge of some technical aspects of the subject., The book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann. His tragic life ending with his suicide is described in detail. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing his work establishing the atomic structure of matter and his influence on modern physics.

LC Classification NumberQC16