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The quantization of the atom in three acts
Author(s) -
Ridgen J.S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3889(200102)10:1/2<177::aid-andp177>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - quantization (signal processing) , physics , theoretical physics , quantum , quantum mechanics , planck , computer science , algorithm
The challenge that faced physicists soon after the discovery of the quantum in 1900 was to determine the structure of the atom. Success came through the application of quantum ideas to this challenge. The focus of these efforts was the hydrogen atom. Three very different approaches led to the successful explanation of the Balmer series of hydrogen and, in the process, the foundation for atomic and molecular physics was established.