I In what chapter do Mehra and Rechenberg discuss Pauli matrices?

[Frigorifico9]

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I have read the first three volumes and despite talking about Pauli A LOT they don't mention Pauli matrices

I am very interested in how Pauli found the Pauli matrices, so I read his original paper, but it didn't give me the perspective I wanted, so I went to Mehra and Rechenberg, but here's the thing, after reading Volumes 1, 2 and most of volume 3, I can't find any mention of Pauli matrices anywhere

They describe how Pauli gets closer and closer to the idea, but they never actually talk about it. It's like intellectual edging

Please, if someone else has read these books, just help me find where this is discussed, I really want to know

 

[vanhees71]

It's in vol. 6.1 starting on page 280.

 

[Demystifier]

Mehra and Rechenberg

That book series is a monster.

 

[Frigorifico9]

It's in vol. 6.1 starting on page 280.

Thank you so much. For something so important, they talk about it remarkably little. I have also not found a single mention of the Stern-Gerlach experiment. Do you happen to know when they cover that?

 

[Frigorifico9]

That book series is a monster.

It needs diagrams, photos, graphs, and better formatting

 

[vanhees71]

Thank you so much. For something so important, they talk about it remarkably little. I have also not found a single mention of the Stern-Gerlach experiment. Do you happen to know when they cover that?

They have a Subject Index for all volumes in the last volume, 6.2. The SGE is mentioned at several places.

 

[vanhees71]

It needs diagrams, photos, graphs, and better formatting

Well, it's not a pop-sci book but an amazing work of history of science. The only thing I hate is that they have only a subject index for all 6 volumes (some with subvolumes) at the very end. To find something is this huge work is not easy, which is a pity.