Ehrenfest’s adiabatic theory and the old quantum theory, 1916–1918 |
| |
Authors: | Enric Pérez |
| |
Institution: | (1) Departament de Física Fonamental, Universitat de Barcelona, c. Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain |
| |
Abstract: | I discuss in detail the contents of the adiabatic hypothesis, formulated by Ehrenfest in 1916. I focus especially on the paper
he published in 1916 and 1917 in three different journals. I briefly review its precedents and thoroughly analyze its reception
until 1918, including Burgers’s developments and Bohr’s assimilation of them into his own theory. I show that until 1918 the
adiabatic hypothesis did not play an important role in the development of quantum theory.
An erratum to this article can be found at |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|