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Planck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics
Planck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Dec 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Zak and Derek discuss Max Planck’s work in the foundations of what would turn into quantum mechanics, and Albert Einstein’s role in its promulgation. How did Max Planck fix the blackbody radiation problem with the ultraviolet catastrophe, or is that actually what happened?
References discussed:
Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity by Thomas Kuhn (Amazon book)
Einstein and the Quantum: The Quest of the Valiant Swabian by Douglas Stone (Amazon book)
Revisiting the Quantum Discontinuity (PDF)The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/
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Zak on Twitter @phyzaks: https://twitter.com/phyzaks
References discussed:
Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity by Thomas Kuhn (Amazon book)
Einstein and the Quantum: The Quest of the Valiant Swabian by Douglas Stone (Amazon book)
Revisiting the Quantum Discontinuity (PDF)The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/
Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/
Follow the show on Instagram @thehyperfine: https://www.instagram.com/thehyperfine/
Derek on Instagram (and Twitter) @liketortilla: https://www.instagram.com/liketortilla/
Zak on Twitter @phyzaks: https://twitter.com/phyzaks
Released:
Dec 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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