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Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world
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Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world / Michael D. Fayer.
ISBN
9780814414910
0814414915
9786612657788
6612657782
9780814414880
0814414885
Publication
New York : AMACOM, American Management Association, [2010]
Physical Description
1 online resource
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English.
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Summary
This book makes the field of quantum theory understandable to nonscientists, without oversimplifying and without bogging down in complicated math. It uses clear explanations, real-world examples, and diagrams instead of dense equations to help you understand.
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Print version: Absolutely small. New York : AMACOM, ©2010
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 05, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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