The next class will start the part of the series on the “Revolution in Physics” that created modern physics during the years 1895-1940. There are four threads to this story: quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear physics and plasma physics. In sticking to a broadly chronological structure, the next classes will deal with the first twenty years of this period 1895-1915.
We’ll start with Planck’s discovery of quanta and then cover in subsequent classes the initial phases of nuclear physics, plasma physics and relativity. The main reading is the introduction and Chapter 1 of George Gamow’s book “Thirty Years That Shook Physics” . Zoom link follows:
When: Sep 7, 2024 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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