The concept of matter : a journey from antiquity to quantum physics

The concept of matter : a journey from antiquity to quantum physics / Florestano Evangelisti.

Our current concept of matter, one of scientific research's greatest successes, represents a long journey, from questions posed during the birth of philosophy in Ancient Greece to recent advances in physics and chemistry, including Quantum Physics. This book outlines that journey. The book has...

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Main Author: Evangelisti, Florestano (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Italian
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Series:History of physics (Springer (Firm)),
Subjects:
Matter.
Quantum theory.
Matter
Quantum theory
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • PART I. Matter and Classical Science
  • Chapter 2. The legacy of antiquity
  • Chapter 3. Matter at the beginning of the scientific revolution
  • Chapter 4. Matter in the seventeenth century
  • Chapter 5. Matter in the eighteenth century
  • Chapter 6. Matter and Electricity
  • Chapter 7. Chemistry and matter in the nineteenth century
  • Chapter 8. Physics and matter in the nineteenth century
  • PART II: Matter and Old Quantum Theory
  • Chapter 9. The Apperance of Quanta
  • Chapter 10. Bohr' s atom
  • Chapter 11. Electrons and atoms
  • PART III: Quantum Mechanical Representation of Matter
  • Chapter 12. Quantum atoms and molecules
  • chapter 13. Solid matter
  • Chapter 14. Semiconductors
  • Appendix A. On Gases and water
  • Appendix B. On nineteenth century Physics
  • Appendix C. On old quantum theory
  • Appendix D. On matter and quantum mechanics
  • Index.

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