Essays Tagged: "quantum theory"
Luminescence of Black Light
radiated is longerthan that of the ultra-violet excitation but a few exceptions have been found.The quantum theory attempts to explain this property by contending that a certain outside excitationcaus ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
Creation of a Cosmology: Big Bang Theory Chronological history of the events, scientists and their discoveries.
colleagues have been able to reconstruct the primordial chronology of events known as the big bang.Quantum theory suggests that moments after the explosion at 10-43 second, the four forces of nature; ... al skepticism (Parker).George Gamow expounded on Lemaître's work, using recent discoveries in quantum theory. Lemaître formulated his model based on the theory that a giant nucleus began t ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
The Life of Max Planck.
ursuit of life." His decision was a wise one.Planck made a lot of contributions to both physics and quantum theory. His ideas led to some military and industrial changes that affect our modern society ... w it worked. The words he used to describe his thoughts-"I tried immediately to weld the elementary quantum of action somehow in the framework of classical theory. But in the face of all such attempts ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics
A Discussion of Antimatter.
uld be classified differently. He believed that light is in the form of a packet, which he called a quantum for the wave/particle duality. Erwin Schrodinger and Werner Heisenberg continued experimenti ... isenberg continued experimenting in the 1920's with the wave/particle duality. They developed a new quantum theory for physics. However, the new theory was not able to be applied to fast, relativistic ...
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A Basic Understanding of Quantum Theory
A Basic Understanding of Quantum Theory When most people think of atoms they picture the common picture of electrons s ... ith a new theory that describes physics on an atomic and subatomic level. This new theory is called quantum theory and the new kind of physics is known as quantum physics. One thing that is tru ... assumption that energy was composed and found in tiny packets called quanta. This was the original quantum theory. In 1905 Einstein said that energy changes occur when electrons change orbits. This c ...
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Albert Einstein and his discoverys
ular dimensions."In March 1905 he came up with a new understanding of the structure of light called Quantum Theory of Light. People thought light consisted of smooth electromagnetic waves, but found i ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
Investigating Niels Bohr: The Atomic Bomb
Bohr was known one of the foremost scientists of the 20th century; Bohr was the first to apply the quantum theory to the problem of atomic and molecular structure. He was a guiding spirit and major c ... atomic and molecular structure. He was a guiding spirit and major contributor to the development of quantum physics. He is responsible for the Correspondence Principle, one of the most important conce ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Short Max Planck biography for Chemistry class
(1858 - 1947) was a German physicist who was of the first people to contribute to the invention of quantum theory. After studying physics at Munchen University, he moved to Berlin where, in 1889, Pla ... of radiation emitted by a unit's surface area into a fixed direction. This law became the basis of quantum theory, and Planck was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1918 for his work. From 1905 to 1909 ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Quantum Theory
The Quantum TheoryThe Quantum Theory, also quantum mechanics, is a theory in physics based on using the ... he Quantum Theory, also quantum mechanics, is a theory in physics based on using the concept of the quantum unit to describe the dynamic properties of subatomic particles and the interactions of matte ... bsorbed by matter only in small, discrete units called quanta. Also important to the development of quantum mechanics was the uncertainty principle, founded by the German physicist Werner Heisenbera i ...
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The Big Bang Theory
particles, but matter space, and time itself.The Big Bang Theory Jason Piaia March 26, 2000 Quantum theory says that immediately following the explosion the for four forces of nature: strong n ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Quantum Computing
Fury of the Quantum Fist Quantum mechanics will be our most powerful tool in the world of tomorrow. For ... s will be our most powerful tool in the world of tomorrow. For those of you that did not know this, quantum mechanics is a physics system or theory using the assumption that energy exists in discrete ... ing the assumption that energy exists in discrete units. It is probably no exaggeration to say that quantum mechanics is the most successful scientific theory in history. This has been a great success ...
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Albert Einstein
published papers that described three important new concepts in physics. The first, in the field of quantum theory, was his explanation of the photoelectric effect. The second, published two months la ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
Antimatter
y. In 1926, he developed the Schrödinger Equation to describe the effects of space and time on quantum systems. However, Schrödinger’s Equation did not account for Einstein’s theor ... imatter particles was born. In 1928, English physicist Paul Dirac created an equation that combined quantum theory and special relativity to describe the behavior of an electron. Dirac’s equation ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics