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Autore: | Fayer Michael D |
Titolo: | Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world / / Michael D. Fayer |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : AMACOM, c2010 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
Disciplina: | 530.12 |
Soggetto topico: | Quantum theory |
Quantum chemistry | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | For anyone who's ever pondered why things are the way they are, this guided exploration provides an all-encompassing answer: it's a matter of quantum physics. Explore this intriguing scientific concept with easy-to-understand examples from the everyday world. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Absolutely small |
ISBN: | 1-282-65778-X |
9786612657788 | |
0-8144-1491-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910828031603321 |
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