Ludwig Boltzmann : the man who trusted atoms / Carlo Cercignani.
Pubblicazione:
Oxford : Oxford university press, 1998.
Descrizione fisica:
XVI, 329 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Figure acknoledgments. Introduction. 1. A short biography of Ludwig Boltzmann 2. Physics before Boltzmann 3. Kinetic theory before Boltzmann 4. The Boltzmann equation 5. Time irreversibility and the H-theorem 6. Boltzmann's relation and the statistical interpretation of entropy 7. Boltzmann, Gibbs, and equilibrium statistical mechanics 8. The problem of polyatomic molecules 9. Boltzmann's contributions to other branches of physics 10. Boltzmann as a philosopher 11. Boltzmann and his contemporaries 12. The influence of Boltzmann's ideas on the science and technology of the twentieth century. Epilogue. Chronology. A German professor's journey into Eldorado. Appendices. References. Index
ISBN:
0198501544
Discipline:
Meccanica quantistica e Meccanica statistica--Persone.
