Wolfgang Pauli Livres

On savait déjà que Wolfgang Pauli, l'un des plus grands physiciens de ce siècle et prix Nobel en 1946, avait suivi dans les années trente une cure analytique avec l'un des élèves de Carl Gustav Jung, cure dont la série de rêves a été étudiée par Jung lui-même dans " Psychologie et alchimie ". Ce que l'on savait moins jusqu'ici, et que l'on découvre avec jubilation dans ce livre, c'est que les relations avec Jung se sont étalées sur un quart de siècle, jusqu'à la disparition de Pauli en 1958. C'est donc à l'échange entre deux géants de ce siècle que nous assistons ici, dans l'effort de chacun pour comprendre le domaine de l'autre afin d'enrichir et d'approfondir sa propre réflexion : le but avoué étant de découvrir ce point d'unité dans le réel où la connaissance scientifique objective de la nature à travers ses règles et ses lois et la connaissance intérieure de la psyché et des manifestations de l'inconscient trouveraient une source ou une structure communes. Ainsi voit-on apparaître le concept révolutionnaire de synchronicité, Pauli s'intéresser à l'alchimie ou aux philosophies néo-platoniciennes, Jung s'initier à certaines des conceptions de la physique moderne, dans une recherche à deux voix, complémentaire et réciproque, qui représente au total l'une des entreprises scientifique et philosophique les plus originales et les plus audacieuses de notre siècle.

Focuses on wave functions of force-free particles, description of a particle in a box and in free space, particle in a field of force, multiple particles, eigenvalue problems, more.

In 1932, Wolfgang Pauli, a renowned physicist on the brink of winning the Nobel Prize, faced personal turmoil following his mother's suicide and a troubled marriage. His heavy drinking and public quarrels were compounded by unsettling dreams, prompting him to seek help from C. G. Jung, with whom he established a regular meeting. This led to a remarkable intellectual partnership that bridged physics and psychology, documented in eighty letters exchanged over twenty-six years. Although Jung never formally analyzed Pauli, he interpreted over 400 of his dreams, contributing to his later works, including "Psychology and Alchemy" and "The Analysis of Dreams." Their discussions explored the connections between dreams and reality, revealing unexpected parallels between depth psychology and quantum physics. Their collaboration culminated in the joint publication of Jung's treatise on synchronicity and Pauli's essay on archetypal ideas in Kepler's writings. This correspondence not only refined their understanding of synchronicity—a term Jung had proposed—but also influenced the development of Jungian psychology through insights from physics. This portrait of their extraordinary friendship appeals to historians of science and those interested in human creativity, showcasing the profound impact of their meeting of great minds.

In the 1950s, the distinguished theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli delivered a landmark series of lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of classical and modern physics was painstakingly recorded not only by his students but also by a number of collaborators whose carefully edited transcriptions resulted in a remarkable six-volume work.This volume, the fourth in the series, represents a concise course on statistical mechanics, centering on the historic development of the basic ideas and on the logical structure of the theory. Major chapter headings include General Statistical Mechanics, Brownian Motion, and Quantum Statistics.Originally published in 1973, the text remains an important resource thanks to Pauli's manner of presentation. As Victor F. Weisskopf notes in the Foreword to the series, Pauli's style is "commensurate to the greatness of its subject in its clarity and impact. . . . Pauli's lectures show how physical ideas can be presented clearly and in good mathematical form, without being hidden in formalistic expertise." Alone or as part of the complete set, this volume represents a solid introduction to statistical mechanics that will be invaluable to individuals, as well as to libraries and other institutions.

In the 1950s the distinguished theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli delivered a landmark series of lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of classical and modern physics was painstakingly recorded not only by his students, but also by a number of collaborators whose carefully edited transcriptions resulted in a remarkable six-volume work. This volume, the sixth in the series, focuses on selected topics in field quantization and considers such subjects as quantization of the electron-positron field, response to an external field, quantization of free fields, quantum electrodynamics, interacting fields, the Heisenberg representation, the S-matrix, and Feynman's approach to quantum electrodynamics. As does each book in the series, Volume 6 includes an index and a wealth of helpful figures. Originally published in 1973, the text remains entirely relevant thanks to Pauli's manner of presentation. As Victor F. Weisskopf notes in the Foreword to the series, Pauli's style is "commensurate to the greatness of its subject in its clarity and impact…. Pauli's lectures show how physical ideas can be presented clearly

Examines basic concepts and the First Law, Second Law, equilibria, Nernst's Heat Theorem, and the kinetic theory of gases. Includes an index and a wealth of figures. An important resource for students and physicists, it can be read independently by those who wish to focus on individual topics. 1973 edition.

Lectures by distinguished physicist examine geometrical optics, theory of interference and diffraction, Maxwell's Theory, crystal optics, and molecular optics. Peerless resource for students and professionals. Numerous helpful figures.

In the 1950s, the distinguished theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli delivered a landmark series of lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of classical and modern physics was painstakingly recorded not only by his students but also by a number of collaborators, whose carefully edited transcriptions resulted in a remarkable six-volume work. This volume, the first of the series, presents a brief survey of the historical development and then-current problems of electrodynamics, followed by sections on electrostatics and magnetostatics, steady-state currents, quasi-static fields, and rapidly varying fields. As does each book in the series, Volume 1 includes an index and a wealth of helpful figures, and can be read independently of the series by those who wish to focus on a particular topic. Originally published in 1973, the text remains entirely relevant thanks to Pauli's manner of presentation. As Victor F. Weisskopf notes in the Foreword to the series, Pauli's style is "commensurate to the greatness of its subject in its clarity and impact. Pauli's lectures show how physical ideas can be presented clearly and in good mathematical form, without being hidden in formalistic expertise." Alone or as part of the complete set, this volume represents a peerless resource invaluable to individuals, libraries, and other institutions.

The biography chronicles the life of Wolfgang Pauli, highlighting his early education in Vienna and advanced studies under notable physicists like Arnold Sommerfeld, Max Born, and Niels Bohr. Born in 1900, Pauli earned his doctorate in 1921 and significantly contributed to the field of physics through his collaborations and research during his formative years in prestigious European institutions.