| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
This book makes the field of quantum theory understandable to nonscientists, without oversimplifying and without bogging down in complicated math. It uses clear explanations, real-world examples, and diagrams instead of dense equations to help you understand |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Quantum theory -- Popular works
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Quantum chemistry -- Popular works
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory.
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Quantum chemistry
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Quantum theory
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020689717 |
| ISBN |
9780814414910 |
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0814414915 |
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9786612657788 |
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6612657782 |
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