Why was it possible to understand the quantum world?

The question in the title is answered by analyzing a specific case, Max Planck’s discovery of the radiation law. Trial and error as method of research and a rather moderate enlargement of the “knowledge space” of classical physics had been sufficient to unravel the secrets of quantum phenomena....

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1. Verfasser: Hüfner, Jörg (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 21 December 2020
In: European physical journal special topics
Year: 2020, Jahrgang: 229, Heft: 22, Pages: 3311-3317
ISSN:1951-6401
DOI:10.1140/epjst/e2020-000104-4
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Verfasserangaben:Jörg Hüfner
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Zusammenfassung:The question in the title is answered by analyzing a specific case, Max Planck’s discovery of the radiation law. Trial and error as method of research and a rather moderate enlargement of the “knowledge space” of classical physics had been sufficient to unravel the secrets of quantum phenomena.
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Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISSN:1951-6401
DOI:10.1140/epjst/e2020-000104-4