Photons : the history and mental models of light quanta /: the history and mental models of light quanta. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Klaus Hentschel.
• Authors: Hentschel, Klaus
• Contents: Introduction -- Planck's and Einstein's pathways to quantization -- Twelve semantic layers of 'light quantum' and 'photon' -- Early mental models -- Early reception of the light quantum -- Light quanta reflected in textbooks and science teaching -- The 'light quantum' as a 'conceptual blend' -- Quantum experiments with photons since 1945 -- What is today's mental model of the photon? -- Summary.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 539.721709; Physics; Photons -- History; SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory; Photons; Science -- Quantum Theory; Science -- History; Science -- Optics; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory); History of science; Optical physics; Quantum theory; History; Science -- Physics; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319952529; 3319952528
• Related ISBNs: 9783319952512
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 21, 2018).
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