The Formation and Logic of Quantum Mechanics (in 3 Volumes) Vol. I: The Formation of Atomic Models Vol. II: The Way to Quantum Mechanics Vol. III: The Establishment and Logic of Qu Book

This book analyzes the intricate logical process through which the quantum theory was developed, and shows that the quantum mechanics thus established is governed by stereo-structural logic. The method of analysis is based on Mituo Taketani's three-stage theory of scientific cognition, which was presented and developed in close connection with Yukawa's theory of the meson. According to the three-stage theory, scientific cognition proceeds through a series of coiling turns of the phenomenological, substantialistic and essentialistic stages. The old quantum mechanics is shown to be in a substantialistic stage, followed by the quantum mechanics in the corresponding essentialistic stage.

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This three-volume set analyzes the intricate logical process through which the quantum theory was developed, and elucidates by what logic the field is governed. It is based on Taketani's three stage theory, which describes scientific cognition as a process through a series of coiling turns of the phenomenological, substantialistic, and essentialistic stages. Volume I treats the process up to the establishment of Rutherford's model of the atom; Volume II discusses how atomic phenomena were elucidated by the application of the quantum theory; and Volume III traces the real development of the three-stage logic in accordance with the ideas and expressions in original papers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)