How Heisenberg Discovered Quantum Mechanics

Learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days: https://brilliant.org/AbideByReason/. You’ll also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. This video explains how Heisenberg discovered Matrix Mechanics, the original version of Quantum Mechanics. _____ Join my Patreon community:   / abidebyreason   _____ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:49 History of Atomic Model 4:28 Electron Discovered 6:00 Nucleus Discovered 8:04 History of Atomic Spectra 11:18 Bohr Model 17:00 Heisenberg's Reinterpretation 20:17 Heisenberg's Use of Rydberg-Ritz Combination Principle 23:26 Why Matrices Appear _____ Correction: 23:31 typo here, should be C_{j}C_{m-j} not C_{j}C_{m-a} _____ Sources: Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations by Werner Heisenberg On the quantum-theoretical reinterpretation of kinematical and mechanical relationships by Werner Heisenberg Uncertainty: The Life and Science of Werner Heisenberg by David Cassidy Understanding Heisenberg’s ‘magical’ paper of July 1925: a new look at the calculational details by Aitchison, MacManus, and Snyder A glimpse of matrix mechanics via the harmonic oscillator by Elina Palmgren The Dual Dynamical Foundation of Orthodox Quantum Mechanics by Diana Taschetto and Ricardo Correa da Silva Three Puzzles about Bohr’s Correspondence Principle by Alisa Bokulich This is how Heisenberg created quantum mechanics - a step-by-step guide (video by Dr. Jorge S. Diaz) _____ Image Credits: Geek3, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..., license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... _____ Music: Epidemic Sound Animations created using Manim: https://www.manim.community/ Illustrations and Thumbnails: Christine Kosakowski This video was sponsored by Brilliant