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1 | (14) |
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1.2 Reading: Fourier, The Analytical Theory of Heat |
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3 | (8) |
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1.2.1 Preliminary Discourse |
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3 | (8) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (3) |
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2 Mathematics and Temperature |
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15 | (14) |
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15 | (1) |
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2.2 Reading: Fourier, The Analytical Theory of Heat |
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16 | (8) |
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2.2.1 Statement of the Object of the Work |
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16 | (8) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (2) |
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3 Steam Engines and Heat Flow |
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29 | (16) |
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29 | (2) |
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3.2 Reading: Carnot, Reflections on the Motive Power of Heat, and on Machines Fitted to Develop that Power |
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31 | (9) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (10) |
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45 | (1) |
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4.2 Reading: Carnot, Reflections on the Motive Power of Heat, and on Machines Fitted to Develop that Power |
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46 | (6) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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5 Engines as Thermometers |
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55 | (14) |
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55 | (2) |
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5.2 Reading: Kelvin, On an Absolute Thermometric Scale Founded on Carnot's Theory of the Motive Power of Heat, and Calculated from Regnault's Observations |
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57 | (5) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (2) |
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6 The Second Law of Thermodynamics |
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69 | (12) |
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69 | (2) |
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6.2 Reading: Clausius, the Mechanical Theory of Heat |
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71 | (7) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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7 Work, Heat, and Irreversibility |
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81 | (12) |
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81 | (1) |
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7.2 Reading: Clausius, The Mechanical Theory of Heat |
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82 | (8) |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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8 Language: Concepts and Conventions |
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93 | (6) |
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93 | (1) |
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8.2 Reading: Clausius, The Mechanical Theory of Heat |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (14) |
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99 | (1) |
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9.2 Reading: Clausius, The Mechanical Theory of Heat |
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99 | (10) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (2) |
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10 The Kinetic Theory of Gases |
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113 | (14) |
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113 | (1) |
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10.2 Reading: Maxwell, on the Molecular Theory of the Constitution of Bodies |
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114 | (10) |
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10.2.1 On the Kinetic Theory of Gases |
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117 | (2) |
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10.2.2 Distribution of Kinetic Energy Between Two Different Sets of Molecules |
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119 | (1) |
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10.2.3 Internal Kinetic Energy of a Molecule |
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119 | (1) |
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10.2.4 Definition of the Velocity of a Gas |
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120 | (1) |
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10.2.5 Theory of the Pressure of a Gas |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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11 Molecules and Maxwell's Demon |
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127 | (16) |
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127 | (1) |
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11.2 Reading: Maxwell, on the Molecular Theory of the Constitution of Bodies |
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128 | (10) |
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128 | (1) |
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11.2.2 Kinetic Energy of a Molecule |
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128 | (1) |
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11.2.3 Specific Heat at Constant Volume |
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129 | (3) |
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11.2.4 Molecular Theory of Evaporation and Condensation |
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132 | (1) |
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11.2.5 Molecular Theory of Electrolysis |
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133 | (1) |
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11.2.6 Molecular Theory of Radiation |
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134 | (1) |
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11.2.7 Limitation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics |
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135 | (2) |
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11.2.8 Nature and Origin of Molecules |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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12 The Diffusion Equation |
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143 | (20) |
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143 | (1) |
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12.2 Reading: Maxwell, On the Diffusion of Heat by Conduction |
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144 | (13) |
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12.2.1 On the Dimensions of k, the Specific Thermal Conductivity |
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145 | (8) |
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12.2.2 On the Determination of the Thermal Conductivity of Bodies |
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153 | (2) |
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12.2.3 On the Conductivity of Fluids |
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155 | (1) |
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12.2.4 Applications of the Theory |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (4) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (18) |
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163 | (1) |
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13.2 Reading: Maxwell, On Radiation |
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163 | (12) |
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13.2.1 Effect of Radiation on Thermometers |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (3) |
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14 From Positivism to Objectivity |
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181 | (16) |
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181 | (1) |
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14.2 Reading: Planck, Reversibility and Irreversibility |
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182 | (12) |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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15 Entropy, Probability and Atomism |
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197 | (16) |
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197 | (1) |
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15.2 Reading: Planck, The Atomic Theory of Matter |
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197 | (11) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (18) |
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213 | (1) |
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16.2 Reading: Einstein, Concerning a Heuristic Point of View Toward the Emission and Transformation of Light |
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214 | (13) |
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16.2.1 Concerning a Difficulty with Regard to the Theory of Blackbody Radiation |
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215 | (3) |
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16.2.2 Concerning Planck's Determination of the Fundamental Constants |
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218 | (1) |
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16.2.3 Concerning the Entropy of Radiation |
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218 | (2) |
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16.2.4 Asymptotic Form for the Entropy of Monochromatic Radiation at Low Radiation Density |
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220 | (1) |
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16.2.5 Molecular-Theoretic Investigation of the Dependence of the Entropy of Gases and Dilute Solutions on the Volume |
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221 | (1) |
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16.2.6 Interpretation of the Expression for the Volume Dependence of the Entropy of Monochromatic Radiation in Accordance with Boltzmann's Principle |
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222 | (1) |
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16.2.7 Concerning Stoke's Rule |
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223 | (1) |
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16.2.8 Concerning the Emission of Cathode Rays Through the Illumination of Solid Bodies |
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224 | (2) |
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16.2.9 Concerning the Ionization of Gases by Ultraviolet Light |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
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17 The Discovery of the Electron |
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231 | (16) |
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231 | (1) |
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17.2 Reading: Thomson, The Corpuscular Theory of Matter |
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232 | (11) |
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17.2.1 Corpuscles in Vacuum Tubes |
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233 | (2) |
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17.2.2 Deflection of the Rays by a Charged Body |
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235 | (2) |
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17.2.3 Determination of elm |
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237 | (2) |
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17.2.4 Corpuscles Very Widely Distributed |
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239 | (1) |
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17.2.5 Magnitude of the Electric Charge Carried by the Corpuscle |
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239 | (4) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (1) |
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18 The Birth of Nuclear Physics |
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247 | (16) |
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247 | (1) |
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18.2 Reading: Rutherford, The Mass and Velocity of the a Particles Expelled from Radium and Actinium |
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248 | (12) |
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18.2.1 Electric Deflexion of the α Rays |
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250 | (2) |
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18.2.2 Theory of the Experiment |
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252 | (5) |
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18.2.3 Results of Experiments |
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257 | (2) |
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18.2.4 Does the Value of e/m for the α Particle Vary in Its Passage Through Matter? |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (16) |
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263 | (1) |
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19.2 Reading: Rutherford, The Mass and Velocity of the a Particles Expelled from Radium and Actinium |
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263 | (10) |
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19.2.1 Value of e/m for the α Particles from Radium A |
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264 | (1) |
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19.2.2 Mass of the α Particle from Radium F |
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265 | (1) |
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19.2.3 Mass of the α Particles from Actinium |
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265 | (2) |
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19.2.4 Connexion of the α Particle with the Helium Atom |
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267 | (3) |
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19.2.5 Age of Radioactive Minerals |
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270 | (1) |
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19.2.6 Velocity and Energy of the α Particles Expelled from Radium Products |
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271 | (1) |
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19.2.7 Connexion between the Velocity and Amount of Ionization Produced by the α Particle |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (3) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (16) |
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279 | (1) |
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20.2 Reading: Rutherford, Nuclear Constitution of Atoms |
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280 | (12) |
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280 | (2) |
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20.2.2 Charge on the Nucleus |
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282 | (2) |
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20.2.3 Dimension of Nuclei |
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284 | (1) |
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20.2.4 Long Range Particles from Nitrogen |
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285 | (5) |
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20.2.5 Experiments with Solid Nitrogen Compounds |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (14) |
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295 | (1) |
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21.2 Reading: Rutherford, Nuclear Constitution of Atoms |
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295 | (12) |
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21.2.1 Short Range Atoms from Oxygen and Nitrogen |
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296 | (3) |
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21.2.2 Energy Considerations |
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299 | (2) |
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21.2.3 Properties of the New Atom |
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301 | (1) |
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21.2.4 Constitution of Nuclei and Isotopes |
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302 | (3) |
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21.2.5 Structure of Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen Nuclei |
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305 | (2) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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22 The Discovery of the Neutron |
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309 | (12) |
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309 | (1) |
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22.2 Reading: Chadwick, The Existence of a Neutron |
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310 | (8) |
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22.2.1 Observations of Recoil Atoms |
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312 | (3) |
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22.2.2 The Neutron Hypothesis |
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315 | (3) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (10) |
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321 | (1) |
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23.2 Reading: Chadwick, The Existence of a Neutron |
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322 | (7) |
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23.2.1 The Nature of the Neutron |
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322 | (1) |
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23.2.2 The Passage of the Neutron Through Matter |
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323 | (3) |
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326 | (2) |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (14) |
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331 | (1) |
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24.2 Reading: Compton, X-Rays as a Branch of Optics |
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332 | (9) |
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24.2.1 The Refraction and Reflection of X-Rays |
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333 | (3) |
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24.2.2 The Diffraction of X-Rays |
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336 | (5) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (3) |
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345 | (10) |
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345 | (1) |
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25.2 Reading: Compton, X-Rays as a Branch of Optics |
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345 | (6) |
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25.2.1 The Scattering of X-rays and Light |
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346 | (5) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (2) |
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26 Electron Scattering and Diffraction |
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355 | (10) |
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355 | (1) |
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26.2 Reading: Davisson, The Diffraction of Electrons by a Crystal of Nickel |
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356 | (6) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (12) |
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365 | (1) |
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27.2 Reading: Davisson, The Diffraction of Electrons by a Crystal of Nickel |
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366 | (7) |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (16) |
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377 | (1) |
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28.2 Reading: Bohr, The Structure of the Atom |
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378 | (10) |
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28.2.1 The General Picture of the Atom |
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378 | (3) |
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28.2.2 Atomic Stability and Electrodynamic Theory |
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381 | (1) |
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28.2.3 The Origin of the Quantum Theory |
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382 | (2) |
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28.2.4 The Quantum Theory of Atomic Constitution |
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384 | (2) |
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28.2.5 The Hydrogen Spectrum |
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386 | (2) |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (2) |
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391 | (2) |
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29 Atomic Spectra and Quantum Numbers |
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393 | (16) |
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393 | (1) |
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29.2 Reading: Bohr, The Structure of the Atom |
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394 | (11) |
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29.2.1 Relationships Between the Elements |
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394 | (4) |
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29.2.2 Absorption and Excitation of Spectral Lines |
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398 | (1) |
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29.2.3 The Quantum Theory of Multiply-Periodic Systems |
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399 | (2) |
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29.2.4 The Correspondence Principle |
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401 | (4) |
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405 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (3) |
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30 The Periodic Table of the Elements |
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409 | (14) |
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409 | (1) |
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30.2 Reading: Bohr, The Structure of the Atom |
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409 | (11) |
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30.2.1 The Natural System of the Elements |
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410 | (6) |
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30.2.2 X-Ray Spectra and Atomic Constitution |
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416 | (4) |
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420 | (1) |
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420 | (2) |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (20) |
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423 | (1) |
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31.2 Reading: Schrodinger, The Fundamental Idea of Wave Mechanics |
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424 | (10) |
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434 | (1) |
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435 | (5) |
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440 | (3) |
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443 | (14) |
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443 | (2) |
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32.2 Reading: Heisenberg, The Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Theory |
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445 | (7) |
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452 | (2) |
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454 | (2) |
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456 | (1) |
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457 | (2) |
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