Original Scientific Papers

by Werner Heisenberg

This is the final volume of Heisenberg's "Collected Works". It contains his papers on a (nonlinear) unified theory of elementary particles, as well as his contribution to superconductivity and multiparticle production. Especially interesting is the first group of papers, which is split into two sections dealing with the formulation of the famous nonlinear spinor equation and its applications. The reader will find a thorough discussion of Heisenberg's collaboration with W. Pauli on these matters.

700 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Werner Heisenberg (AKA W. Heisenberg) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. In addition, he made important contributions to nuclear physics, quantum field theory, and particle physics.

He won the 1932 Nobel prize in physics "for the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen".