- New
-
Topics
- All Categories
- Metaphysics and Epistemology
- Value Theory
- Science, Logic, and Mathematics
- Science, Logic, and Mathematics
- Logic and Philosophy of Logic
- Philosophy of Biology
- Philosophy of Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of Computing and Information
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Philosophy of Physical Science
- Philosophy of Social Science
- Philosophy of Probability
- General Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy of Science, Misc
- History of Western Philosophy
- Philosophical Traditions
- Philosophy, Misc
- Other Academic Areas
- Journals
- Submit material
- More
The logical inconsistency of the old quantum theory of Black body radiation
Philosophy of Science 54 (3):327-350 (1987)
Abstract
The old quantum theory of black body radiation was manifestly logically inconsistent. It required the energies of electric resonators to be both quantized and continuous. To show that this manifest inconsistency was inessential to the theory's recovery of the Planck distribution law, I extract a subtheory free of this manifest inconsistency but from which Planck's law still followsAuthor's Profile
Other Versions
No versions found
Links
PhilArchive
External links
- From the Publisher via CrossRef (no proxy)
- d-scholarship.pitt.edu
(no proxy) - d-scholarship.pitt.edu [2] (no proxy)
- journals.uchicago.edu (no proxy)
- journals.uchicago.edu [2] (no proxy)
- jstor.org (no proxy)
- jstor.org [2] (no proxy)
- jstor.org [3] (no proxy)
- pitt.edu (no proxy)
- cambridge.org (no proxy)
- journals.uchicago.edu [3] (no proxy)
Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server
Through your library
- Sign in / register and customize your OpenURL resolver
- Configure custom resolver
My notes
Similar books and articles
Thermal Equilibrium Between Radiation and Matter.G. Lanyi - 2003 - Foundations of Physics 33 (3):511-528.
Early Quantum Theory Genesis: Reconciliation of Maxwellian Electrodynamics, Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics.Rinat M. Nugayev - 2000 - Annales de la Fondation Louis de Broglie 25 (3-4):337-362.
Intertheory relations from unified theories.Gebhard Geiger - 1991 - Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 22 (2):263-282.
The Bumpy Road: Max Planck from Radiation Theory to the Quantum (1896-1906).Massimiliano Badino - 2015 - Cham: Imprint: Springer.
Chunk and permeate II: Bohr’s hydrogen atom.M. Bryson Brown & Graham Priest - 2015 - European Journal for Philosophy of Science 5 (3):297-314.
Maxwell electromagnetic theory, Planck's radiation law, and Bose—Einstein statistics.H. M. FranÇa, A. Maia & C. P. Malta - 1996 - Foundations of Physics 26 (8):1055-1068.
Classical physics and early quantum theory: A legitimate case of theoretical underdetermination.Robert G. Hudson - 1997 - Synthese 110 (2):217-256.
A Paradox in Newtonian Gravitation Theory.John D. Norton - 1992 - PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1992:412 - 420.
Frisch, Muller, and Belot on an inconsistency in classical electrodynamics.Peter Vickers - 2008 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 59 (4):767-792.
Analytics
Added to PP
2009-01-28
Downloads
149 (#152,528)
6 months
37 (#110,864)
2009-01-28
Downloads
149 (#152,528)
6 months
37 (#110,864)
Historical graph of downloads
Author's Profile
Citations of this work
Miraculous Success? Inconsistency and Untruth in Kirchhoff’s Diffraction Theory.Juha Saatsi & Peter Vickers - 2011 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 62 (1):29-46.
Inconsistency and scientific reasoning.Joel M. Smith - 1988 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 19 (4):429-445.
The Need for Adaptative Logics in Epistemology.Diderik Batens - 2004 - In S. Rahman (ed.), Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 459-485.
Inconsistency in classical electrodynamics.Mathias Frisch - 2004 - Philosophy of Science 71 (4):525-549.
The determination of theory by evidence: The case for quantum discontinuity, 1900–1915.John D. Norton - 1993 - Synthese 97 (1):1 - 31.
References found in this work
PhilPapers logo by Andrea Andrews and Meghan Driscoll.
This site uses cookies and Google Analytics (see our terms & conditions for details regarding the privacy implications). Use of this site is subject to terms & conditions.
All rights reserved by The PhilPapers Foundation
Server: philpapers-web-667477cd97-7qg25 dc2