Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world / Michael D. Fayer.
| Author/creator |
Fayer, Michael D. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | New York : AMACOM, |
| Description | ix, 383 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009044707 |
| ISBN | 9780814414880 |
| ISBN | ebook |
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