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1 online resource (ix, 156 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-156). |
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Albert Einstein was one of the principal founders of the quantum and relativity theories. Until 1925, when the Bose-Einstein statistics was discovered, he made great contributions to the foundations of quantum theory. However, after the discovery of quantum mechanics by Heisenberg and wave mechanics by Schrödinger, with the consequent development of the principles of uncertainty and complementarity, it would seem that Einstein's views completely changed. In his theory of the Brownian motion, Einstein had invoked the theory of probability to establish the reality of atoms and molecules; but, in. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. |
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. |
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Physics.
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Physics. |
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Reality.
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Reality. |
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Electronic books.
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Biografieën (vorm)
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Print version: Mehra, Jagdish. Einstein, physics and reality. Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©1999 9810239130 (DLC) 99089208 (OCoLC)43076909 |
ISBN |
9812386432 (electronic book) |
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9789812386434 (electronic book) |
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1281871524 |
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9781281871527 |
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