Matrix Mechanics Mis-Prized: Max Born's Belated Nobelization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.00842v2
• Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 05:59:48 GMT
• Title: Matrix Mechanics Mis-Prized: Max Born's Belated Nobelization
• Authors: John L. Heilbron and Carlo Rovelli
• Abstract summary: We examine contributions of Matrix Mechanics and Max Born to the formulation of quantum mechanics from Heisenberg's Helgoland paper of 1925 to Born's Nobel Prize of 1954. We point out that the process of evaluation is continuing in the light of recent interpretations of the theory that deemphasize the importance of the wave function.
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• Abstract: We examine evaluations of the contributions of Matrix Mechanics and Max Born to the formulation of quantum mechanics from Heisenberg's Helgoland paper of 1925 to Born's Nobel Prize of 1954. We point out that the process of evaluation is continuing in the light of recent interpretations of the theory that deemphasize the importance of the wave function.

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