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NAUKA PUBLISHERS
Main Editorial Board for Literature on Physics and Mathematics
Leninski prospect, 15, Moscow 117071, USSR
UNDER THE SIGN OF QUANTUM
Leonid I. PONOMAREV, Prof. (Phys. & Math.)
I. V. Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute, Moscow, USSR
READERSHIP: The book will appeal to any reader with a scientific bent who is intrigued by the triumphs of modern science, before which pale the fantasies of science fiction.
CONTENTS: Origins: Atom. Waves. Quanta. Spectra. Ions. Radiant Matter. Atoms, Electron, Waves. The Planetary Atom. Spectral Series. Photons. Pre-Bohr Times. The Bohr Atom. Post-Bohr Time. Teachings of the Ancients. Elements and Atoms. The Periodic Law. Ideas: Phenomenon, Image, Concept, Formula. Heisenberg’s Matrix Mechanics. Louis de Broglie. Matter Waves. Optical Mechanical Analogy. Schrodinger Equation. The Image of the Atom. Quantum Truth. Wave-Particle Duality. Uncertainty Relation. Complementarity Principle. Probability Waves. The Atom and the Probability. Causality and Chance. What is an Atom? Physical Reality. Results: Rontgen. Becquerel. Pierre and Marie Curie. Rutherford and Soddy. Isotopes. Uranium Family. Nuclear Binding Energy. The Neutron. Artificial Radioaktivity. Nuclear Fission. Tu
THE AUTHOR: Leonid I. Ponomarev, professor of physics, the head of the theoretical department in I. V. Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute, Moscow, USSR.