Spectroscopy Is Applied Quantum Mechanics, Part II: The Quantum Revolution

From: Spectroscopy | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

In part I of this series (1), I laid the groundwork for why the scientific understanding of nature at the late 19th century was found wanting: it could not explain a variety of phenomena that scientists were examining. (One of these phenomena was spectroscopy itself!) In this installment, I will review the paradigm shifts in science that preceded the development of the currently accepted theories of the nature of matter. It all starts with the nature of light.

Blackbody radiation, spectroscopy (especially of hydrogen), the photoelectric effect, low-temperature heat capacities - these ...

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