Absolutely small [[electronic resource] ] : how quantum theory explains our everyday world / / Michael D. Fayer
| Absolutely small [[electronic resource] ] : how quantum theory explains our everyday world / / Michael D. Fayer |
| Autore | Fayer Michael D |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : AMACOM, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Quantum theory
Quantum chemistry |
| ISBN |
1-282-65778-X
9786612657788 0-8144-1491-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Schrödinger's cat -- Size is absolute -- Some things about waves -- The photoelectric effect and Einstein's explanation -- Light: waves or particles? -- How big is a photon and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Photons, electrons, and baseballs -- Quantum racquetball and the color of fruit -- The hydrogen atom: the history -- The hydrogen atom: quantum theory -- Many electron atoms and the periodic table of elements -- The hydrogen molecule and the covalent bond -- What holds atoms together - diatomic molecules -- Bigger molecules: the shapes of polyatomic molecules -- Beer and soap -- Fat, it's all about the double bonds -- Green house gases -- Aromatic molecules -- Metals, insulators, and semiconductors -- Think quantum. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785067603321 |
Fayer Michael D
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| New York, : AMACOM, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world / / Michael D. Fayer
| Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world / / Michael D. Fayer |
| Autore | Fayer Michael D |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : AMACOM, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Quantum theory
Quantum chemistry |
| ISBN |
9786612657788
9781282657786 128265778X 9780814414910 0814414915 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Schrödinger's cat -- Size is absolute -- Some things about waves -- The photoelectric effect and Einstein's explanation -- Light: waves or particles? -- How big is a photon and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Photons, electrons, and baseballs -- Quantum racquetball and the color of fruit -- The hydrogen atom: the history -- The hydrogen atom: quantum theory -- Many electron atoms and the periodic table of elements -- The hydrogen molecule and the covalent bond -- What holds atoms together - diatomic molecules -- Bigger molecules: the shapes of polyatomic molecules -- Beer and soap -- Fat, it's all about the double bonds -- Green house gases -- Aromatic molecules -- Metals, insulators, and semiconductors -- Think quantum. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960165803321 |
Fayer Michael D
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| New York, : AMACOM, c2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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