In the early 20th century, G. Schott set out to develop a model that would explain atomic #spectra and radioactivity, from classical #electrodynamics (from Maxwell's equations). As it turned out, he unwittingly discovered the mechanism of synchrotron radiation instead.
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#spectra #electrodynamics #physics
#ArvinAsh - Why Does #Light Exist? What is Its #Purpose?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT-6YVrecro&ab_channel=ArvinAsh
#PhilosophyOfScience #PhilosophyOfPhysics #Optics #ElectromagneticSpectrum #ElectromagneticWaves #Electromagnetism #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumMechanics #QM #Senses #Sight #Photon #Photons #Duality #Einstein #AlbertEinstein #SpecialRelativity #Electrodynamics #QuantumElectrodynamics #QED
#qed #quantumelectrodynamics #electrodynamics #specialrelativity #alberteinstein #einstein #duality #photons #photon #sight #senses #qm #quantummechanics #quantumphysics #physics #electromagnetism #electromagneticwaves #electromagneticspectrum #optics #philosophyofphysics #philosophyofscience #purpose #light #ArvinAsh
Crosspost from @ZierlerDavid@twitter.com:
David Griffiths of @Reed_College_@twitter.com remembers growing up in college towns, mass-less field theory @harvardphysics@twitter.com, the November Revolution @SLACLab@twitter.com, the singularity of Sidney Coleman's lectures, and the dynamism of #electrodynamics in historical perspective
https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/46950
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ZierlerDavid/status/1629100242011586560