Ludwig Boltzmann : the man who trusted atoms /

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Aimed at scientists, historians, philosophers of science and the general public interested in his work, this is a biography of Ludwig Boltzmann, a seminal figure in the foundations of modern science.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cercignani, Carlo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006, ©1998.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Boltzmann, Ludwig, > 1844-1906.
Boltzmann, Ludwig, > 1844-1906
Atomic structure > History.
Physicists > Austria > Biography.
Structure atomique > Histoire.
Physiciens > Autriche > Biographies.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > Energy.
Atomic structure
Physicists
Austria
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A short biography of Ludwig Boltzmann
  • Physics before Boltzmann
  • Kinetic theory before Boltzmann
  • The Boltzmann equation
  • Time irreversibility and H-theorem
  • Boltzmann's relation and the statistical interpretation of entropy
  • Boltzmann, Gibbs, and equilibrium statistical mechanics
  • The problem of polyatomic molecules
  • Boltzmann's contributions to other branches of physics
  • Boltzmann as a philosopher
  • Boltzmann and his contemporaries
  • The influence of Boltzmann's ideas on the science and technology of the twentieth century.

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