Atoms, Mechanics, and Probability: Ludwig Boltzmann's Statistico-Mechanical Writings - An Exegesis

by Olivier Darrigol

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One of the pillars of modern science, statistical mechanics, owes much to one man, the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906). As a result of his unusual working and writing styles, his enormous contribution remains little read and poorly understood. The purpose of this book is to make the Boltzmann corpus more accessible to physicists, philosophers, and historians, and so give it new life. The means are introductory biographical and historical...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0192844717

ISBN13:9780192844712

Release Date:January 2022

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:640 Pages

Weight:2.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.6" x 9.1"

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