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JEANS, James Hopwood was born on September 11, 1877. Son of late W. T. Jeans, London.
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Jeans's primary aim with the first edition of his book, originally published in 1904, was to 'develop the theory of gases upon as exact a mathematical basis as possible'. Twenty years later and those theories were being revolutionised by Quantum Theory. In this fourth edition, Jeans does not attempt to avoid the discoveries of this topical science, but rather exposes the many difficulties that classical theory was experiencing, and how those problems disappeared with Quantum Theory. This edition therefore offers a fascinating insight into a field of physics in transition between two great models of physical science.
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Theory of Gases upon as exact a mathematical basis as possible. This aim has not been forgotten in the preparation of a second edition, but has been combined with an attempt to make as much of the book as possible intelligible to then on-mathematical reader. I have adopted the plan, partially followed in the first edition, of dividing the book to a large extent into mathematical and physical chapters. The reader whose interest is mainly on the physical side will, it is hoped, get an intelligible account of the present state of the subject by reading the physical chapters I, VI, VII and XI to XVIII, and regarding the more mathematical chapters simply as material for reference. A part from this, something is, I think, gained by clearing the ground by a fall mathematical treatment before any physical discussion is attempted. Since the first edition of this book appeared the position of the Kinetic Theory has been to some extent revolutionised by the growth and developments of the Quantum Theory, and it has been by no means easy to decide what exact amount of prominence ought to be given to the Quantum Theory in the arrangement of the book. The plan finally adopted has been to confine the Quantum Theory to the last chapter; the difficulties arising out of the classical treatment have been allowed to emerge in the earlier chapters, but have been left unsolved. The last chapter merely indicates how these difficulties disappear in the light of the new conceptions of the Quantum Theory: no attempt is made to give a full or balanced view of the whole theory. In the present status of the Quantum Theory this seemed to me the best procedure, but I anticipate that if the book is fortunate enough to run to a further edition, the Quantum Theory is likely to figure much more prominently there than in the present edition. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher <
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professor of applied mathematics
JEANS, James Hopwood was born on September 11, 1877. Son of late W. T. Jeans, London.
Studied at ’Trinity College, Cambridge. 2nd Wrangler, 1898; Smith’s Prizeman, 1900. Master of Arts.
Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1901. University Lecturer in Mathematics, 1904. Professor of Applied Mathematics in Princeton University, 1905-1909.
Stokes Lecturer in Applied Mathematics in the University of Cambridge.
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Fellow of the Royal Society.
Spouse 1907,CharlyTiffany,daughter of Alfred Mitchell, New London, Connecticut (United States)