Atoms, Mechanics, and Probability: Ludwig Boltzmann's Statistico-Mechanical Writings - An Exegesis
Author:   Olivier Darrigol (Research Director, Research Director, Centre National de la Recherce Scientifique: SPHERE)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198816171


Pages:   640
Publication Date:   22 February 2018
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Author:   Olivier Darrigol (Research Director, Research Director, Centre National de la Recherce Scientifique: SPHERE)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   1.328kg
ISBN:  

9780198816171


ISBN 10:   0198816170
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   22 February 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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PART A: Preliminaries 1: Life and work: A sketch 2: Theories of heat: Some background PART B: Exegesis 3: Constructing thermal equilibrium (1866-1871) 4: The Boltzmann equation and the H theorem (1872-1875) 5: The probabilistic turn (1876-1884) 6: The analogical turn (1884-1887) 7: Consolidation (1887-1895) 8: The critical turn (1895-1899) 9: Lectures on gas theory (1896-1898) PART C: Synthetic Reflections 10: Boltzmann's theory

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The text is well written, clear and supported by black-and-white figures and historical footnotes. This book can be fully recommended to anyone with some background in mathematics and physics who is interested in the course of the discussion that led to modern statistical mechanics. It is also a good read for those interested in Boltzmann as a scientist and those who have a more general interest in the science of the period. * Manuel Vogel, Contemporary Physics *


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Olivier Darrigol studied physics at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, the history and philosophy of physics at the Sorbonne and at UC-Berkeley's Office for History of Science and Technology (OHST). He is the author of several books on the history of quantum physics, electrodynamics, hydrodynamics, and optics. He is currently a member of the SPHere research team at CNRS/Paris 7, and a Research Associate at UC-Berkeley's OHST.

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