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Pauli's exclusion principle: the origin and validation of a scientific principle

By Michela Massimi

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0521839114, 9780521839112
Open Library ID
OL22630157M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1936867 bytes)
Pages
227\227
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Физика;История физики

Description

There is hardly another principle in physics with wider scope of applicability and more far-reaching consequences than Pauli's exclusion principle. This book explores the principle's origin in the atomic spectroscopy of the early 1920s, its subsequent embedding into quantum mechanics, and later experimental validation with the development of quantum chromodynamics. Reconstruction of the crucial historic episode provides an excellent foil to reconsider Kuhn's view on incommensurability. The variety of themes skillfully interwoven will appeal to philosophers, historians, scientists and anyone interested in philosophy.

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