| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 329 pages) : illustrations |
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OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
A short biography of Ludwig Boltzmann -- Physics before Boltzmann -- Kinetic theory before Boltzmann -- The Boltzmann equation -- Time irreversibility and H-theorem -- Boltzmann's relation and the statistical interpretation of entropy -- Boltzmann, Gibbs, and equilibrium statistical mechanics -- The problem of polyatomic molecules -- Boltzmann's contributions to other branches of physics -- Boltzmann as a philosopher -- Boltzmann and his contemporaries -- The influence of Boltzmann's ideas on the science and technology of the twentieth century |
| Summary |
Aimed at scientists, historians, philosophers of science and the general public interested in his work, this is a biography of Ludwig Boltzmann, a seminal figure in the foundations of modern science |
| Notes |
Originally published: 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Boltzmann, Ludwig, 1844-1906.
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| SUBJECT |
Boltzmann, Ludwig, 1844-1906 fast |
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Atomic structure -- History
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Physicists -- Austria -- Biography
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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Atomic structure
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Physicists
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Austria
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781429469296 |
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1429469293 |
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9780191524721 |
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0191524727 |
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1280845678 |
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9781280845673 |
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9780198570646 |
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0198570643 |
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9786610845675 |
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6610845670 |
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