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Bohr, Niels (cont.)
stationary atomic orbits, 247
writing style of, 417
other references, 15, 20, 24, 28, 144, 190,
326, 360-363, 384, 414, 416-421, 425,
441-448, 454-456, 462, 505, 506, 508,
510,511,526,530
Bohr-Kramers-Slater proposal (BKS proposal),
416-421, 441, 442
causality, 419-421
conservation of energy-momentum, 418-419,
421
difficulties of old quantum theory, 418-419
Einstein on, 419-420
first paradox, 418-419
second paradox, 419-421
Bohr-Sommerfeld conditions, 412
Boltzmann, see also entries beginning
Boltzmann's
Dulong-Petit law
derivation of, 60, 392
interpretation of, 392-394
Einstein and
second law of thermodynamics, 72-73
statistical mechanics, 59
thermodynamic probability, 62-63, 65
Einstein's knowledge of work of, 44, 55, 66-
68
entropy and probability, 19, 60-68
Loschmidt's influence on, 61
molecular reality, 82
Nobel prize, 371
Planck influence on, 62
second law of thermodynamics, 72-73
thermodynamic probability, 62-63, 65
writing style of, 65-66
other references, 56, 59-68, 72-74, 83, 365,
371,377,424,426,430,488
Boltzmann's counting complexions, 63, 71, 72
Boltzmann's equilibrium distribution of stars,
285
Boltzmann's equipartition theorem, 60
Boltzmann's principle, 60, 65, 70-75
Einstein and, 70-75
summary of, 74-75
Planck's use of, 371
term coined, 19, 65
Boltzmann's statistical method, 63-65, 70-72,
377, 424
Born, Max
determinism, 442
Einstein correspondence with, 443
Einstein on, 442, 443
Einstein's knowledge of work of, 214
gravitation
accelerated finite system, 214
rigid bodies, 214-216


other references, 141, 167, 168, 172, 232,
302, 306, 316, 397, 405, 412, 421, 460,
461,464,467, 515, 518
Bose, see also entries beginning Bose-Einstein,
423-425, 428
derivation of Planck's law, 423, 425-428
other references, 59, 361, 377, 423-431, 438,
441
Bose-Einstein condensation phenomenon, 59,
428-430, 432-433
postscript on, 432-433
Bose-Einstein gas, 329, 343
Bose-Einstein statistics, 438-439
Boltzmann counting os, 430
Bose statistics, 377, 427, 429, 430
chronology of, 424
phase transitions in, 432-433
Brownian motion
Avogadro's number and, 88-92, 94-95, 99
Boltzmann on, 56
diffusion as Markovian process, 97-98
Einstein's contribution to, 19, 56, 58, 86, 89,
94-100
Einstein's knowledge of history of, 94
experimental confirmation of, 99
Gouy on, 94
invisibility of molecules and, 86
molecular reality and, 93-100
Naegeli-Ramsey objection, 93-94, 99, 101
in nineteenth century, 93-94
Perrin on, 99
Poincare on, 94
Smoluchowski on, 100-101
subsequent to 1905, 99-100
Bucherer extended electron model, 159
Carnot's principle, 94
Cartan-Einstein correspondence, 224, 345
Cauchy problem, 291
Causality
Einstein and, 15, 20, 24, 31, 252, 411-412
experimental verdict on, 421
Heisenberg on, 444
nineteenth century view of, 5-6
Planck on, 465
quantum theory as issue in, 6
Schroedinger on, 443
spontaneous emission of radiation and, 418-
421
Centrifugal field, gravitational field vs, 243
Chemistry, birth of modern, 79
Christoffel four-index symbol, 217, 218
Classical mechanics, see Newtonian classical
mechanics
Clausius's principle, 60
Clock paradox, 145
Closed system, total energy-momentum of, 277
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