{"product_id":"2940012405296","title":"Introduction to The Quantum Theory of Matter and Radiation","description":"This revised edition narrates the brief history of the people, the events, and the ideas that advanced mankind into the electrical, nuclear, and space ages. The book describes the basic concepts of Quantum Mechanics and the efforts made to decipher the secrets of the structure of atoms, molecules, crystals and elementary nuclear particles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author emphasizes the inherent limitations of classical mechanics that led to paradoxical outcome of the special theory of relativity, which in turn infected Dirac's attempts to rehabilitate the Schrödinger’s Quantum Wave Equations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the hundred and ten odd years of its existence, Quantum Mechanics has passed through three distinct stages of development. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first stage began by Planck’s quanta and ended de Broglie’s matter waves. It could be properly described as the stage of structuring the electronic shells of the atom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second stage in the development of Quantum Mechanics began with de Broglie's discovery of matter waves, in 1924 and ended with the end of WWII. It could be properly described as the stage of deciphering the nuclear forces of the atomic core. The theory of the nucleus of the atom was created and new elementary particles were discovered that revealed some of the secrets of the nuclear forces.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe third period began after World War II with the invention of nuclear reactors, radiospectrometers, and high altitude flights. This stage could be properly described as the phase of high energy exploration of the nuclear elementary particles. During this stage, Quantum Mechanics come up against ever greater difficulties, setbacks and failures. The newly discovered behaviors of elementary particles and their interactions shook the foundation of the old laws upon which Quantum Mechanics was erected. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1: THE ROAD TO THE ATOM: 1792-1900\u003cbr\u003eThe Creation from Nothing\u003cbr\u003eThe Road to Conservation\u003cbr\u003eNewton Laws of Conservation\u003cbr\u003eBeginning of the Steam Age\u003cbr\u003eThe French Revolution\u003cbr\u003eBirth of Electricity\u003cbr\u003eNobel’s Incentive\u003cbr\u003eLandmarks of the Nineteenth Century   \u003cbr\u003eEthereal Space\u003cbr\u003eLight Spectrum of Elements\u003cbr\u003eDiscovery of the Electron\u003cbr\u003eThomson Model of the Atom\u003cbr\u003eDiscovery of X-rays\u003cbr\u003eDiscovery of Radioactivity\u003cbr\u003eClassical Senses and Cannons\u003cbr\u003eBirth of Quantum Mechanics\u003cbr\u003eThermal Radiation\u003cbr\u003eBlack Body Radiation\u003cbr\u003eBoltzmann-Wien Laws\u003cbr\u003eRayleigh-Jeans Law\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2: THE BIRTH OF THE QUANTA\u003cbr\u003eThermal Radiation at High Frequencies\u003cbr\u003eThe Quanta\u003cbr\u003ePhotons and Corpuscles\u003cbr\u003eDiscovery of Photons\u003cbr\u003eDual Nature of Light         \u003cbr\u003eRutherford Atom Model\u003cbr\u003eBohr Atom Model\u003cbr\u003ePrivileged Atomic Quantum Orbits\u003cbr\u003eEmission and Absorption of Radiation\u003cbr\u003eBrightness and Spin of Emitted Radiation\u003cbr\u003ede Broglie Matter Waves\u003cbr\u003eDual Properties of Electrons\u003cbr\u003eElectron Diffraction\u003cbr\u003eQuantum Wave Theory\u003cbr\u003eProbability Wave Function\u003cbr\u003eUncertainty Relation\u003cbr\u003eTunnel Effect\u003cbr\u003eSchrödinger Equation\u003cbr\u003eHarmonic Oscillator\u003cbr\u003ePauli’s Exclusion Principle\u003cbr\u003eThe Spin\u003cbr\u003eElectronic Architecture of the Atom\u003cbr\u003ePeriodic Table of Elements\u003cbr\u003eAtomic Spectrum\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3: MOLECULES AND SOLIDS\u003cbr\u003eMolecules\u003cbr\u003eIonic molecule\u003cbr\u003eCovalent molecules.\u003cbr\u003eQuantum Mechanics of Solids\u003cbr\u003eCompound crystals\u003cbr\u003eMetallic crystals\u003cbr\u003eStark Effect\u003cbr\u003eMolecular Levels of Energy\u003cbr\u003eInsulators\u003cbr\u003eConduction in Metal\u003cbr\u003eSuperconductivity\u003cbr\u003eSemiconductors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4: THE INTERIOR OF THE NUCLEUS\u003cbr\u003eRadioactivity\u003cbr\u003eThe Nucleus of the Atom\u003cbr\u003eThe Neutron\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Forces\u003cbr\u003eDiscovery of the Meson\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Stability and Abundance\u003cbr\u003eAlpha Particle Decay\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Energy Levels\u003cbr\u003eGamma Ray Decay\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Fission\u003cbr\u003eBeta Particles Decay\u003cbr\u003eThe Discovery of the Neutrino\u003cbr\u003eElectron Capture\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5: ELEMENTARY NUCLEAR PARTICLES\u003cbr\u003eRelativistic Quantum Mechanics\u003cbr\u003eDirac’s Quantum Wave Equations\u003cbr\u003eDiscovery of Anti-matter\u003cbr\u003eAction at a Distance\u003cbr\u003eField and Matter\u003cbr\u003eDecay of Subatomic Particles\u003cbr\u003eDeduction of Coulomb’s Law\u003cbr\u003eClassification of Elementary Particles\u003cbr\u003eDecay of Elementary Particles\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6: CRITIQUE ON QUANTUM MECHANICS\u003cbr\u003eCritique on the Special Theory of Relativity\u003cbr\u003eCritique on the Theory of Matter Waves\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7: CONTRIBUTION BY NATIONS OF SCIENTISTS\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 8: HIGHLIGHTS OF MAIN FACTS","brand":"Shaymaa Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155979780336,"sku":"2940012405296","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012405296_p0.jpg?v=1763568566","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012405296","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}