Christian Joas
Research Scholar
Dr.
Funded by the Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Residence: February 15, 2007 - November 30, 2012
Profile
Research interests:
History of science;History of physics;
History of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory;
History of condensed-matter physics;
History of debates about emergence and reductionism.
Current work:
The genesis of wave mechanics: Erwin Schrödinger's research notebooks;The transfer of concepts between high-energy and condensed-matter physics and the advent of quantum field theoretical methods in solid-state physics.
Curriculum Vitae:
since Oct. 2009 | Research scholar (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, FHI, Theory Department)2007-2009 | Postdoctoral research fellow (MPIWG, Dept. I)
2007 | PhD in theoretical physics (Freie Universität Berlin)
2006-2007 | Research Associate (German Israeli Foundation) within the project "Morphology of Nodal Sets"
2002-2007 | PhD student DFG priority programme "Quantum Hall Systems"
Selected publications
Joas, Christian; Lehner, Christoph. "The classical roots of wave mechanics : Schrödinger's transformations of the optical-mechanical analogy. " Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 40 (4 2009)
Joas, Christian; Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jürgen (Editor/s). HQ-1 : Conference on the history of quantum physics (Vol. I&II). Berlin: Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, 2008.
Badino, Massimiliano; Borrelli, Arianna; Büttner, Jochen; Castagnetti, Giuseppe; Hoffmann, Dieter; Joas, Christian; Kant, Horst; Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jürgen; Rieger, Simone; Schirrmacher, Arne; Schoepflin, Urs; Wazeck, Milena (Editor/s). Max Planck : Revolutionär wider Willen ; eine kleine Geschichte der Quantentheorie und ihres Begründers ; [eine Ausstellung der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Deutschen Technikmuseum Berlin anläßlich des 150. Geburtstages von Max Planck , 26.4.-5.10.2008]. Heidelberg: Spektrum der Wissenschaft Verlagsges., 2008.
Joas, Christian. "James Franck - Aufrecht im Sturm der Zeit. Review of: Lemmerich, J. : Aufrecht im Sturm der Zeit: der Physiker James Franck, 1882-1964. Diepholz: GNT Verl. 2007. " Physik-Journal 7 (10 2008)
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