Jeans's primary aim with the first edition of his book, originally published in 1904, was to 'develop the theory of gases upon as exact a mathematical basis as possible'. Twenty years later and those theories were being revolutionised by Quantum Theory. In this fourth edition, Jeans does not attempt to avoid the discoveries of this new science, but rather exposes the many difficulties that classical theory was experiencing, and how those problems disappeared with Quantum Theory. This edition therefore offers a fascinating insight into a field of physics in transition between two great models of physical science.
- ISBN13 9780521744782
- Publish Date 18 January 2009
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 17 January 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 456
- Language English