| Title |
Niels Bohr and the quantum atom : the Bohr model of atomic structure, 1913-1925 / Helge Kragh. |
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| Imprint |
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. |
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| Description |
vi, 410 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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| Edition |
First edition. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-401) and index. |
| Contents |
Atomic theories before 1913 -- On the constitution of atoms and molecules -- Reception and early developments -- The Bohr-Sommerfeld theory -- A magic wand -- Molecules and other failures -- A theory of the chemical elements -- Crisis : the end of the Bohr model -- Appendix : the philosophers' atom. |
| Summary |
This comprehensive scientific history presents for the first time a detailed and comprehensive study of the Bohr atom in all its aspects; provides a unique example of theory dynamics that will interest both historians and philosophers; takes into account the reception of the theory and the often critical voices of scientists of a conservative inclination; discusses the chemical aspects of the theory as an integral part; and pays particular attention to the tests of Bohr's theory and the anomalies it faced, thereby giving a clearer picture of its decline and the crisis that led to quantum mechanics.--Adapted from publisher description. |
| Subject(s) |
Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962.
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Physics -- History.
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Physicists -- Denmark -- Biography.
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