Physics for the Rest of Us: Ten Basic Ideas of Twentieth-century Physics that Everyone Should Know-- and how They Have Shaped Our Culture and ConsciousnessPresents ten key ideas for an easily understandable view of physics. |
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... atom and gave an explanation for the discreteness of atomic spectra . Bohr simply denied the validity of the classical planetary model of the atom with its orbital elec- trons radiating energy continuously and spiraling into the nucleus ...
... atom and gave an explanation for the discreteness of atomic spectra . Bohr simply denied the validity of the classical planetary model of the atom with its orbital elec- trons radiating energy continuously and spiraling into the nucleus ...
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... atom of arsenic has one more electron than an atom of germanium . When an ar- senic atom displaces a germanium atom in a crystal , there is one more electron than is needed in the atomic bonding . This extra electron has new empty ...
... atom of arsenic has one more electron than an atom of germanium . When an ar- senic atom displaces a germanium atom in a crystal , there is one more electron than is needed in the atomic bonding . This extra electron has new empty ...
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... ATOM'S HEART OF DARKNESS In 1911 , Ernest Rutherford proposed the planetary model of the atom with its electrons orbiting a tiny but massive core - the nucleus - concentrated at the center of the atom . For the next two decades , most ...
... ATOM'S HEART OF DARKNESS In 1911 , Ernest Rutherford proposed the planetary model of the atom with its electrons orbiting a tiny but massive core - the nucleus - concentrated at the center of the atom . For the next two decades , most ...
Contents
THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY | 7 |
The Principle of Relativity | 14 |
Space and Time | 20 |
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