Schrï¿½dinger Centenary Celebration of a Polymath

Name: Schrï¿½dinger Centenary Celebration of a Polymath
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ISBN: 9780521379298

ISBN-10: 0521379296

ISBN-13: 9780521379298

Edition: N/A

Authors: C. W. Kilmister

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In this volume, prepared in 1987 to celebrate the centenary of Schrodinger's birth, leading figures have collaborated to produce this survey of the man and his science.

Book details

List price: $41.99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/16/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English




Introduction




Boltzmann's influence on SchrÃ¶dinger




SchrÃ¶dinger's original interpretation of the SchrÃ¶dinger equation: a rescue attempt




Are there quantum jumps?




Square root of minus one, complex phases and Erwin SchrÃ¶dinger




Consequences of the SchrÃ¶dinger equation for atomic and molecular physics




Molecular dynamics: from H + H, to biomolecules




Orbital presentation of chemical reactions




Quantum chemistry




Eamon de Valera, Erwin SchrÃ¶dinger and the Dublin Institute




Do bosons condense?




SchrÃ¶dinger's nonlinear optics




SchrÃ¶dinger's unified field theory seen 40 years later




The SchrÃ¶dinger equation of the Universe




Overview of particle physics




Gauge fields, topological defects and cosmology




Quantum theory and astronomy




SchrÃ¶dinger's contributions to chemistry and biology




Erwin SchrÃ¶dinger's What is Life? and molecular biology