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" Absolutely small : "
Michael D. Fayer
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BL
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636346
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dltt
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Fayer, Michael D
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| Title & Author
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Absolutely small : : how quantum theory explains our everyday world /\ Michael D. Fayer
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: AMACOM,, c2010
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ix, 383 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780814414880
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: 0814414885
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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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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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Quantum theory, Popular works
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Quantum chemistry, Popular works
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| Dewey Classification
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530.12
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QC174.12.F379 2010
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QC174.12.F379 2010
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