The debate between Hendrik A. Lorentz and Schrödinger on wave mechanics
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| Publication date | 2013 |
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| Book title | Erwin Schrödinger: 50 years after |
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| Event | The International Symposium "Erwin Schrödinger - 50 Years After" |
| Pages (from-to) | 153-162 |
| Publisher | Zürich: European Mathematical Society |
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| Abstract | In 1923 the Austrian Erwin Schrödinger, professor of physics in Zurich, and his Dutch colleague Hendrik Lorentz, grand old man of classical physics, engaged in a fascinating correspondence on the foundations of quantum physics. In this lecture I will go back to that year, give a sketch of the personalities of Lorentz and Schrödinger and of their respective careers, and explain the importance for the history of physics of their remarkable exchange of ideas. |
| Document type | Conference contribution |
| Note | Available in the library |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.4171/121-1/8
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