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Sunday, November 23, 2008

I was reading a paper by Cathryn Carson (Who teaches a phenomenal course on the history of physics), "The Origins of the Quantum Theory", and noticed an interesting book in the box "Suggestions for Further Reading" called "From c-Numbers to q-Numbers: The Classical Analogy in the History of Quantum Theory". Unfortunately this publication is out of print but it is available on the eScholarship website. I also took the liberty of converting it to a PDF to make it easier to print out.

From c-Numbers to q-Numbers, The Classical Analogy in the History of Quantum Theory.pdf (2.76 MB)

Origins Of The Quantum Theory Cathryn Carson.pdf (366.84 KB)
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Friday, May 09, 2008

I found two good PDF's on the interweb of Bohr's seminal papers (Published in Phil. Mag., 1913) on atomic structure. I couldnt find part 3 unfortunately.

On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules

Part II. – Systems containing only a Single Nucleus

Also Rutherfords papers on the gold foil experiment and large angle scattering of alpha & beta particles that led to Bohr's enunciation of the nuclear/quantized model of the atom.

The Scattering of Αlpha and Βeta Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atom (Phil Mag 1911)

The Structure of the Atom (Phil Mag 1914)

Donald Sadoway, MIT, does a really nice job of covering the Bohr model in the following lectures (3.091 Intro to Solid State Chemistry). Requires Real Player (Or Real Alternative if you please).

Lecture 3. Rutherford model of the atom, Bohr model of hydrogen.

Lecture 4. Atomic spectra of hydrogen, matter/energy interactions involving atomic hydrogen.

Lecture 5. The Shell Model (Bohr- Sommerfeld Model) and multi-electron atoms. Quantum numbers: n, l, m, s.

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