Arthur March

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Arthur March (born February 23, 1891 in Brixen , † April 17, 1957 in Bern ) was an Austrian physicist .

Arthur March studied mathematics and physics . In 1913 he received his doctorate with the thesis The change in the resistance of an electrolyte in a magnetic field . He then taught at a girls' high school in Innsbruck from 1914 to 1924 . After he completed his habilitation in 1917 and became adjunct professor, he became an associate professor at the University of Innsbruck in 1926 . In July 1929 he married Hildegunde March geb. Wooden hammer (* 1900). From 1934 to 1936 he was visiting professor at the University of Oxford . He then took over the chair for theoretical physics at the University of Innsbruck.

His research areas were quantum mechanics , theory of X-ray spectra and thermodynamics .

March introduced an elementary length as a natural constant .

March was friends with Erwin Schrödinger for many years , who had a relationship with his wife.

Fonts

  • Fundamentals of quantum mechanics . 1931.
  • Introduction to modern atomic physics . 1933.
  • The way of the universe . Bern 1948.
  • Nature and knowledge in the construction of today's physicist . 1948.
  • Quantum theory of particles and wave fields 1951.
  • Physical knowledge and its limits . Braunschweig 1955.
  • The new thinking of modern physics . Hamburg 1957, 2nd edition 1967.

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personal data
SURNAME March, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian physicist
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Brixen
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1957
Place of death Bern