Controversy and consensus : nuclear beta decay, 1911-1934 / Carsten Jensen ; editors Finn Aserund ... [et al.].
Pubblicazione:
Basel : Birkhäuser, 2000.
Descrizione fisica:
XV, 217 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Science networks. Historical studies ; 24
Contiene:
Indice: In Carsten Jensen's memory. Editor's acknowledgements. Editors' preface. Author's preface. Abbreviations. The main decay chains. 1. Prelude: beta-spectrum research in the pre-nuclear years (1900-1911) 2. The origins of beta rays and the growing complexity of their spectrum: the Rutherford era (1911-1919) 3. The rise of a controversy: Ellis, Meitner and Smekal advance different beta-spectrum theories (1920-1922) 4. Secondary effects and order of emission: two main questions in the controversy (1923-1925) 5. The end of the beginning: the controversy enters the decisive phase (1925-1929) 6. From anomaly to explanation: the continuous beta spectrum (1929-1934) 7. Towards a theory of internal conversion: the beta line-spectrum 1927-1934. Summary and conclusion. Name index
