Selected papers on the periodic table [[electronic resource] /] / by Eric Scerri

• Autore: Scerri Eric R
• Pubblicazione: London, : Imperial College Press; Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 143 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 546/.8
• Soggetto topico: Periodic law; Chemical elements
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Paper 1. Chemistry, spectroscopy, and the question of reduction -- Paper 2. The electronic configuration model, quantum mechanics and reduction -- Paper 3. The periodic table and the electron -- Paper 4. How good is the quantum mechanical explanation of the periodic system? -- Paper 5. Prediction and the periodic table -- Paper 6. L�owdin's remarks on the Aufbau principle and a philosopher's view of Ab Initio quantum chemistry -- Paper 7. Mendeleev's legacy -- Paper 8. The role of triads in the evolution of the periodic table : past and present -- Paper 9. The past and future of the periodic table -- Paper 10. The dual sense of the term "element," attempts to derive the Madelung rule, and the optimal form of the periodic table, if any.
• Sommario/riassunto: Contains key articles by Eric Scerri, one of the leading authority on the history and philosophy of the periodic table of the elements. This book explores a range of topics such as the historical evolution of the periodic system as well as its philosophical status and its relationship to modern quantum physics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Selected papers on the periodic table
• ISBN: 1-282-75996-5; 9786612759963; 1-84816-426-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456157803321
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