• ryedaft@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying statistical mechanics, died in 1906, by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on his work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn to study statistical mechanics.

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      8 months ago

      Wait, I read this! Can’t remember the name of the book right now though.

      Edit: Ok, I remember it from a screenshot in a thread about cheeky textbooks

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        8 months ago

        Yeah, it’s an oldie.

        Fun fact, Boltzmann hung himself while Ehrenfest shot his 15 year old son and then himself.