Christian Benjamin Joas

Christian Benjamin Joas

Principal, Associate Professor

Member of:

  • History and Philosophy of Science


  1. 2017
  2. Published

    Arnold Sommerfeld and Condensed Matter Physics

    Joas, Christian & Eckert, M., 31 Mar 2017, In: Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics. 8, p. 31-49 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  3. 2016
  4. Published

    From dressed electrons to quasiparticles: the emergence of emergent entities in quantum field theory

    Blum, A. S. & Joas, Christian, Feb 2016, In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 53, p. 1-8 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  5. 2015
  6. Published

    Subsequent and subsidiary? Rethinking the role of applications in establishing quantum mechanics

    James, J. & Joas, Christian, 1 Nov 2015, In: Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences. 45, 5, p. 641-702 62 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  7. 2014
  8. Published

    Superconductivity—A Challenge to Modern Physics

    Joas, Christian & Waysand, G., 2014, Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Springer, p. 83-92 10 p. (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, Vol. 299).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Physics of Cold in the Cold War—“On-Line Computing” Between the ICBM Program and Superconductivity

    Knolle, J. & Joas, Christian, 2014, Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Springer, p. 119-132 14 p. (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, Vol. 299).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  10. 2012
  11. Published

    Random-phase approximation and its applications in computational chemistry and materials science

    Ren, X., Rinke, P., Joas, Christian & Scheffler, M., 1 Nov 2012, In: Journal of Materials Science. 47, 21, p. 7447-7471 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Editorial: "Then & Now" - A new section dedicated to the history of physics

    Hoffmann, D. & Joas, Christian, 1 Feb 2012, In: Annalen der Physik (Leipzig). 524, 2

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

  13. 2011
  14. Published

    Analogy, extension, and novelty: Young Schrödinger on electric phenomena in solids

    Joas, Christian & Katzir, S., 1 Feb 2011, In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 42, 1, p. 43-53 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  15. 2009
  16. Published

    The classical roots of wave mechanics: Schrödinger's transformations of the optical-mechanical analogy

    Joas, Christian & Lehner, C., 1 Dec 2009, In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. 40, 4, p. 338-351 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  17. 2007
  18. Published

    Geometric characterization of nodal domains: The area-to-perimeter ratio

    Elon, Y., Gnutzmann, S., Joas, Christian & Smilansky, U., 16 Mar 2007, In: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. 40, 11, p. 2689-2707 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

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