Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world /: how quantum theory explains our everyday world. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• 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.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.