Niels Bohr and Complementarity An Introduction

Niels Bohr and Complementarity An Introduction / by Arkady Plotnitsky.

This book offers a discussion of Niels Bohr’s conception of “complementarity,” arguably his greatest contribution to physics and philosophy. By tracing Bohr’s work from his 1913 atomic theory to the introduction and then refinement of the idea of complementarity, and by explicating different meaning...

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Main Author: Plotnitsky, Arkady (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Physics,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Quantum physics.
Philosophy and science.
Physics.
Quantum field theory.
String theory.
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Summary:This book offers a discussion of Niels Bohr’s conception of “complementarity,” arguably his greatest contribution to physics and philosophy. By tracing Bohr’s work from his 1913 atomic theory to the introduction and then refinement of the idea of complementarity, and by explicating different meanings of “complementarity” in Bohr and the relationships between it and Bohr’s other concepts, the book aims to offer a contained and accessible, and yet sufficiently comprehensive account of Bohr’s work on complementarity and its significance.
Physical Description:XXI, 199 p. 2 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9781461445173
ISSN:2191-5423
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4614-4517-3

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