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THIS little book fills a definite gap in the literature of wave mechanics in that it gives in small compass a clear mathematical account of the variation principles of dynamics and optics, the analogy which points the way to mechanical waves, the nature of the problem and its solution. This may seem an ambitious task, but by confining himself to the simplest cases and by adopting a proper mathematical formulation, Dr. H. T. Flint has succeeded in producing an essay which is exact and intelligible. The bibliography on p. 113 reveals the identity of a person whose name is spelt Shroedinger in the preface and throughout the book.
Wave Mechanics: being one Aspect of the New Quantum Theory.
Dr.
H. T.
Flint
By. (Methuen's Monographs on Physical Subjects.) Pp. ix + 117. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1929.) 3s. 6d. net.
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Wave Mechanics: being one Aspect of the New Quantum Theory . Nature 124, 722 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124722e0
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