"Long live effrontery!" Albert Einstein and the birth of Quantum Theory

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dc.creatorGiulini, Domenico
dc.date2005-12-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:56:07Z
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dc.descriptionFrom its very beginning, Quantum Theory developed contrary to the intentions of its creators. For Max Planck it marks the failure of a long-term research program, in which he tried to understand the 2nd law of thermodynamics deterministically in terms of mechanics and electrodynamics. For Albert Einstein it meant a refutation of his scientific credo. I describe parts of the early stages of this most remarkable development, up to Einstein's light-quantum hypotheis and its unfavourable reception by most other physicists.
dc.description29 pages, 4 figures. Text in german. Contribution to the 2005-annus-mirabilis celebration at the Alte Kantonsschule Aarau
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0512034
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0512034
dc.identifier"Der jugendliche Einstein und Aarau", H. Hunziker (ed.) (Birkhauser, Basel, 2005)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/106515
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.title"Long live effrontery!" Albert Einstein and the birth of Quantum Theory
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