Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Ludwig Boltzmann. Pionero de la ciencia del siglo XX. |
| Authors: |
González, Jorge Gulín1 |
| Source: |
Revista CENIC Ciencias Quimicas. 2007, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p254-261. 8p. |
| Subjects: |
BOLTZMANN, Ludwig, 1844-1906, PHYSICISTS, PHILOSOPHY of science, THERMODYNAMICS, ELECTROMAGNETISM, POSITIVISM |
| Abstract (English): |
The scientific legacy of the physicist Ludwig Boltzmann (1884-1906) has been one of the most extensive and complete in the modern period. It was developed in the context of profound transformations in the conceptions of the scientists about the classical theories. His scientific labour was a bridge between the Newtonism and the new Physics (quantistic and relativistic Physics). His research in statistical mechanist, Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism would be enough for considering him one of the most important physicists of the final of the XIX century and the early XX century. Additionally, his scientific work in Physics was complemented with important contributions to the Philosophy of Science, the debate concerning the scientific theories, the role of the hypothesis and the validity of the classical mechanics as an absolute method in Science. His polemics with the main supporters of the Empire criticism and Energetism, were key points in the demolition of the pseudo-scientific positions and besides, in the ending of the "Physics Crisis". Moreover, Boltzmann a long his life performed an intense pedagogical labour in some of the main Austrian universities. The last statement demonstrates the extension and depth of his intellect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
La obra científica del físico austriaco Ludwig Boltzmann (1884-1906) ha sido una de las más extensas y ricas de la época moderna. Desarrollada en medio de un entorno de profundas transformaciones en las concepciones científicas con relación a las teorías clásicas, la labor de Bolzmann sirvió de puente entre la Física newtoniana y la nueva Física (cuántica y relativista). Sus aportes a la Mecánica estadística, la Termodinámica y el Electromagnetismo serían suficientes para considerarlo como uno de los más importantes científicos de finales del Siglo XIX e inicios del XX. Paralelamente, su trabajo de investigación fue complementado con importantes aportes a la Filosofía de la Ciencia, al debate en torno a las teorías científicas, el papel de la hipótesis y al análisis de la vigencia de la Mecánica Clásica como método absoluto de la ciencia. Sus polémicas con los principales defensores de las escuelas empirocriticista y energetista, fueron claves en la destrucción de posiciones pseudo científicas y en la superación de la llamada "Crisis de la Física". Boltzmann, además, realizó a lo largo de su vida una intensa labor pedagógica en algunas de las principales universidades austriacas, lo que corrobora la amplitud de sus intereses y la profundidad de su intelecto. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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