Louis de Broglie - Collected Works in Physics (10 books)

* Louis de Broglie - Collected Works in Physics (10 books)

LOUIS DE BROGLIE (1892–1987) was a French theoretical physicist whose bold ideas reshaped modern physics by introducing the concept of matter waves.  His groundbreaking 1924 Ph.D thesis proposed that particles such as electrons possess wave-like properties.  This radical hypothesis, suggesting wave–particle duality for matter, laid one of the essential foundations of quantum mechanics and earned him the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physics.

De Broglie’s thesis, formally published in 1925, introduced what is now known as the de Broglie wavelength equation , relating a particle’s momentum to its wavelength.  His ideas were soon confirmed experimentally in 1927 by electron diffraction experiments in the United States and United Kingdom.  These validations firmly established wave mechanics as a central pillar of emerging quantum theory, influencing contemporaries such as Erwin Schrödinger, whose wave equation was partly inspired by his insights.

He expanded and clarified his ideas in AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF WAVE MECHANICS (1928), where he further developed the mathematical and conceptual structure of wave mechanics.  Around the same time, he proposed the “pilot-wave” theory (also called the de Broglie–Bohm theory), a deterministic interpretation of quantum mechanics suggesting that particles are guided by an underlying wave.  Although this interpretation was largely overshadowed by the Copenhagen interpretation in the mid-20th century, it would later experience renewed interest among physicists seeking alternative foundations for quantum theory.

Throughout his career, de Broglie continued to reflect on the philosophical and scientific implications of quantum mechanics.  In later works such as THE CURRENT INTERPRETATION OF WAVE MECHANICS (1957) and NON-LINEAR WAVE MECHANICS: A CAUSAL INTERPRETATION (1960), he revisited and refined his causal interpretation of wave mechanics.

Beyond his technical treatises, de Broglie also wrote a number of accessible books aimed at explaining the dramatic changes taking place in modern science.  THE REVOLUTION IN PHYSICS (1934) introduced general readers to the sweeping conceptual shifts brought about by relativity and quantum theory, emphasizing how new discoveries were reshaping humanity’s picture of reality.  This effort continued in MATTER AND LIGHT: THE NEW PHYSICS (1937), where he explored the deep connections between energy, radiation, and matter in clear, non-technical language.  In PHYSICS AND MICROPHYSICS (1947), he reflected on the philosophical implications of atomic and subatomic research.  Together, these works reveal de Broglie not only as a pioneering theorist but also as a gifted communicator who sought to help the wider public grasp the meaning of the “new physics” transforming the twentieth century.


The following books are in PDF:

* The Current Interpretation of Wave Mechanics (Elsevier, 1964)
* Einstein [contributor ] (Peebles, 1979)
* Heisenberg’s Uncertainties and the Probabilistic Interpretation of Wave Mechanics (Kluwer, 1990)
* Introduction to the Study of Wave Mechanics [tr. Flint] (Methuen, 1930)
* Introduction to the Vigier Theory of Elementary Particles [tr. Knodel] (Elsevier, 1963)
* Matter and Light: The New Physics [tr. Johnston] (Dover, 1939)
* Non-linear Wave Mechanics [tr. Knodel & Miller] (Elsevier, 1960)
* Physics and Microphysics [tr. Davidson] (Harper & Bros., 1960)
* The Revolution in Physics [tr. Niemeyer] (Noonday, 1953)
* Selected Papers on Wave Mechanics [tr. Deans] (Blackie & Sons, 1928)


SEE ALSO:

* David Bohm - Quantum Theory and the Implicate Order (19 books)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/4891124/David-Bohm-Quantum-Theory-and-the-Implicate-Order-19-books/

* Paul A.M. Dirac - Collected Works in Physics (8 books)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/6592043/Paul-A-M-Dirac-Collected-Works-in-Physics-8-books/

* Hugh Everett III - The Many Worlds of Quantum Mechanics (3 books)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/6009929/Hugh-Everett-III-The-Many-Worlds-of-Quantum-Mechanics-3-books/

* Richard Feynman - Lectures on Physics and other works (37 books)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/4895984/Richard-Feynman-Lectures-on-Physics-and-other-works-37-books/

* Stephen Hawking - On Black Holes, Relativity and Time (30 books)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/5328226/Stephen-Hawking-On-Black-Holes-Relativity-and-Time-30-books/

* Werner Heisenberg - Collected Works (16 books)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/6087783/Werner-Heisenberg-Collected-Works-16-books/

* J. Robert Oppenheimer - Collected Essays and Lectures (8 books, 80 papers)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/5726574/J-Robert-Oppenheimer-Collected-Essays-and-Lectures-8-books-80-papers/

* Wolfgang Pauli - Collected Works in Physics (22 books)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/6580703/Wolfgang-Pauli-Collected-Works-in-Physics-22-books/

* Max Planck - Collected Works in Physics (17 books)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/6583248/Max-Planck-Collected-Works-in-Physics-17-books/

* Erwin Schrodinger - Collected Works (15 books)
https://www.1337x.to/torrent/6087785/Erwin-Schrodinger-Collected-Works-15-books/


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