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Zeitschrift für Physik

Zeitschrift für Physik is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Zeitschrift für Physik rather than just read about it. In short: Zeitschrift für Physik (English: Journal for Physics) is a defunct series of German peer-reviewed physics journals established in 1920 by Springer Berlin Heidelberg. The series ended publication in 1997, when it merged with other journals to form the new European Physical Journal series.

Key takeaways

Zeitschrift für Physik belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Zeitschrift für Physik to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Zeitschrift für Physik from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Zeitschrift für Physik (English: Journal for Physics) is a defunct series of German peer-reviewed physics journals established in 1920 by Springer Berlin Heidelberg. The series ended publication in 1997, when it merged with other journals to form the new European Physical Journal series. It had expanded to four parts over the years.

History Zeitschrift für Physik (1920–1975 ISSN 0044-3328), The first three issues were published as a supplement to Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft. The journal split in parts A and B in 1975. Zeitschrift für Physik A (1975–1997). The original subtitle was Atoms and Nuclei (ISSN 0340-2193). In 1986, it split into Zeitschrift für Physik A: Atomic Nuclei (ISSN 0939-7922) and Zeitschrift für Physik D: Atoms, Molecules and Clusters. Zeitschrift für Physik A continues as the European Physical Journal A. Zeitschrift für Physik B (1975–1997) resulted from the split of Zeitschrift für Physik and the merger of Physics of Condensed Matter (ISSN 0340-2347). Physics of Condensed Matter was itself the continuation of Physik der Kondensierten Materie ISSN 0031-9236). The original subtitle of Zeitschrift für Physik B was Condensed Matter and Quanta (ISSN 0340-224X) but changed to Condensed Matter (ISSN 0722-3277) in 1980. Zeitschrift für Physik B merged with Journal de Physique I (ISSN 1155-4304) to form European Physical Journal B. Zeitschrift für Physik C: Particles and Fields (1979–1997, ISSN 0170-9739), continuing as the European Physical Journal C. Zeitschrift für Physik D: Atoms, Molecules and Clusters (1986–1997, ISSN 0178-7683). Zeitschrift für Physik D merged with Journal de Physique II (ISSN 1155-4312 to form European Physical Journal D. In 1925, Werner Heisenberg published, "Über quantentheoretische Umdeutung kinematischer und mechanischer Beziehungen" ("Quantum theoretical re-interpretation of kinematic and mechanical relations") in Zeitschrift für Physik. Heisenberg, Max Born and Pascual Jordan submit in autumn 1925 their papers "Zur Quantenmechanik" setting out their matrix formulation of quantum mechanics, to Zeitschrift für Physik.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Zeitschrift für Physik

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Zeitschrift für Physik claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Zeitschrift für Physik before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Zeitschrift für Physik ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Zeitschrift für Physik

In research: Zeitschrift für Physik appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Zeitschrift für Physik in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Zeitschrift für Physik is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic journal series, Academic journals established in 1920, Defunct journals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Zeitschrift für Physik outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Zeitschrift für Physik in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Zeitschrift für Physik means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Zeitschrift für Physik in simple terms?

Why does Zeitschrift für Physik matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Zeitschrift für Physik?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Zeitschrift für Physik.