3 papers
physics.hist-ph2017
La leggenda del quanto centenario
A. M. Aloisi, P. F. Nali
Around year 2000 the centenary of Planck's thermal radiation formula awakened interest in the origins of quantum theory, traditionally traced back to the Planck's conference on 14…
physics.hist-ph2016
La scala dell'energia
A. M. Aloisi, P. F. Nali
In this article, halfway between popularized exposition and historical account, some key moments in the development of atomic theory in its beginnings are discussed. In particular,…
physics.pop-ph2016
Dirac e il monopolo magnetico
A. M. Aloisi, P. F. Nali
In 1931, Dirac advanced a startling prediction about the existence of a new elementary particle, characterized by a magnetic charge of a single polarity: the magnetic monopole. Thi…