Insuperable difficulties: Einstein's statistical road to molecular physics

DOI10.1016/J.SHPSB.2005.07.004zbMATH Open1222.82013OpenAlexW2059784535WikidataQ29029202 ScholiaQ29029202MaRDI QIDQ640254FDOQ640254

Authors: Jos Uffink 

Publication date: 17 October 2011

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2005.07.004

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zbMATH Keywords

entropystatistical physicsEinsteinmoleculesBoltzmannKleiner

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of statistical mechanics (82-03)

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