A History of the Electron : J. J. and G. P. Thomson
Jaume. Navarro
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2012
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (196 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; A History of the Electron; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 The early years in Manchester and Cambridge; 1.1 Manchester; 1.2 Science in Manchester; 1.3 Thomson's early days; 1.4 Owens College; 1.5 The Unseen Universe; 1.6 Undergraduate in Cambridge; 1.7 Second wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos; 2 J. J. Thomson's early work in Cambridge: a continuous and all-embracing physics; 2.1 In Cambridge as a graduate; 2.2 Early experimental work at the Cavendish; 2.3 The origins of the electromagnetic theory of matter; 2.4 The vortex ring theory of the atom. - 2.5 Director of the Cavendish Laboratory2.6 Third edition of Maxwell's Treatise; 2.7 Mapping the domains of the physical sciences; 2.8 A new tripos for engineering; 3 The ether and the corpuscle: from waves to particles; 3.1 Electric discharge in tubes; 3.2 From discharge tubes to Faraday tubes; 3.3 Tubes, electricity, and matter; 3.4 Opening the Cavendish to new researchers; 3.5 The corpuscle: notes from a 'discovery'; 3.6 Corpuscles and electrons; 4 On creeds and policies: the corpuscular theory of matter; 4.1 What is an atom like?; 4.2 A world of electrons; 4.3 Psychic research. - 4.4 The collapse of a dream4.5 The carriers of positive electricity; 4.6 Cambridge as a playground: George Paget Thomson; 5 Father and son. Old and new physics; 5.1 The nature of light; 5.2 The early theory of the quantum; 5.3 Britain and the quanta in 1913; 5.4 A father-son collaboration; 5.5 Physics at war; 5.6 The electron in chemistry; 6 The electron in Aberdeen: from particle to wave; 6.1 Professorship in Aberdeen; 6.2 Electron diffraction; 6.3 The father's interpretation; 6.4 The son's reaction; 6.5 Moving to London. Electron diffraction turns into an instrument; 6.6 End of an epoch. - ReferencesIndex. - Intellectual biography of J. J. and G. P. Thomson for academics and graduate students, focusing on the concept of the electron.
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| ISBN | 9781107005228
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