Absolutely small how quantum theory explains our everyday world
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.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
AMACOM
c2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009634675406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
