Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world /: how quantum theory explains our everyday world. (©2010)
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- Book
- Title:
- Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world /: how quantum theory explains our everyday world. (©2010)
- Main Title:
- Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world
- Further Information:
- Note: Michael D. Fayer.
- Other Names:
- Fayer, Michael D
- 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 -- Greenhouse gases -- Aromatic molecules -- Metals, insulators, and semiconductors -- Think quantum.
- Publisher Details:
- New York : AMACOM, American Management Association
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Copyright Date:
- 2010
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (ix, 383 pages), illustrations
- Subjects:
- 530.12
Quantum theory -- Popular works
Quantum chemistry -- Popular works
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory
Quantum chemistry
Quantum theory
Electronic books
Popular works - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780814414910
0814414915
9786612657788
6612657782 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780814414880
0814414885 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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