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Niels Bohr and the quantum atom : the Bohr model of atomic structure 1913-1925 /

'Niels Bohr and the Quantum Atom' gives a comprehensive account of the birth, development, and decline of Bohr's atomic theory. It presents the theory in a broad context which includes not only its technical aspects, but also its reception dissemination, and applications in both physi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kragh, Helge, 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Bohr, Niels, > 1885-1962.
Bohr, Niels, > 1885-1962
Atomic theory.
Atoms.
Théorie atomique.
Atomes.
SCIENCE > Physics > Quantum Theory.
Atomic theory
Atoms
Estructura atòmica.
Teoria atòmica.
Teoria quàntica.
Electronic books.
Llibres electrònics.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Atomic theories before 1913
  • On the constitution of atoms and molecules
  • Reception and early developments
  • The Bohr-Sommerfeld theory
  • A magic wand
  • Molecules and other failures
  • A theory of the chemical elements
  • Crisis : the end of the Bohr model
  • Appendix : the philosophers' atom.