Abstract:1. A world of particles 2 The Discovery of the Electron: Flashback - The Nature of Electricity Electric Discharges and Cathode Rays Flashback - Newton's Laws of Motion Deflection of Cathode Rays Flash...1. A world of particles 2 The Discovery of the Electron: Flashback - The Nature of Electricity Electric Discharges and Cathode Rays Flashback - Newton's Laws of Motion Deflection of Cathode Rays Flashback - Electric Forces Electric Deflection of Cathode Rays Flashback - Magnetic Forces Magnetic Deflection of Cathode Rays Thomson's Results Flashback - Energy Energy Relations in Thomson's Experiment Electrons as Elementary Particles 3. The Atomic Scale: Flashback - Atomic Weights Flashback - Electrolysis Measuring the Electronic Charge 4 The Nucleus: The Discovery and Explanation of Radioactivity The Discovery of the Nucleus Atomic Numbers and Radioactive Series The Neutron 5 More Particles: Photons Neutrinos Positrons Other Antiparticles Muons and Pions Strange Particles More Hadrons Quarks. Appendix A Newton's Second Law of Motion B Electric and Magnetic Deflection of Cathode Rays C Electric Fields and Field Lines D Work and Kinetic Energy E Energy Conservation in Cathode-Ray Experiments F Gas Properties and Boltzmann's Constant G Millikan's Oil-drop Experiment H Radioactive Decay 1 Potential Energy in the Atom J Rutherford Scattering K Momentum Conservation and Particle Collisions. Reading Sources of Illustrations Index .Read More
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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