Matrix Mechanics Mis-Prized: Max Born's Belated Nobelization
History and Philosophy of Physics
2023-07-12 v2 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We examine evaluations of the contributions of Matrix Mechanics and Max Born to the formulation of quantum mechanics from Heisenberg's Helgoland paper of 1925 to Born's Nobel Prize of 1954. We point out that the process of evaluation is continuing in the light of recent interpretations of the theory that deemphasize the importance of the wave function.
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@article{arxiv.2306.00842,
title = {Matrix Mechanics Mis-Prized: Max Born's Belated Nobelization},
author = {John L. Heilbron and Carlo Rovelli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.00842},
year = {2023}
}
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58 pages