MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

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Dec 14, 2020
Léon Rosenfeld and His Understanding of the Necessity of Quantizing Fields

Léon Rosenfeld is maybe mostly known as devoted adherent and fierce defender of Niels Bohr’s interpretation of Quantum mechanics. But he also had a past, where he pioneered in a remarkable way in the area of quantization of gravitation, while he later distinctly criticized this program altogether. In this talk we want to examine how this all goes together and in particular outline Rosenfeld's distinct view on the usage of mathematical methods in physical theory development.

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2020-12-14T13:00:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2020-12-14 13:00:00 2020-12-14 15:00:00 Léon Rosenfeld and His Understanding of the Necessity of Quantizing Fields Léon Rosenfeld is maybe mostly known as devoted adherent and fierce defender of Niels Bohr’s interpretation of Quantum mechanics. But he also had a past, where he pioneered in a remarkable way in the area of quantization of gravitation, while he later distinctly criticized this program altogether. In this talk we want to examine how this all goes together and in particular outline Rosenfeld's distinct view on the usage of mathematical methods in physical theory development. Alexander Blum Alexander Blum Europe/Berlin public