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Preface :
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This is an English translation of
"The Internet Seminar
(Microscopic World
-1-
Mysteries in the Atomic World)"
from the original
Japanese version.
The translation was
done by myself
(the original author)
who may not be good
at the English language.
I hope that somebody proficient
in English
helps me to improve
this English version.
Please send your suggestions
and proposals for improvement
to the following address
by e-mail:
I am looking forward
to your cooperation.
Thank you very much in advance.
May 15, 2004
Dr. Kenjiro Takada
Emeritus professor of Kyushu University
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Contents :
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| Part 1 : |
Prologue: Atomic Nature of Matter and Electricity
What is the Microscopic World?
The Discovery of Atoms.
The Discovery of
Elementary Charge.
The Discovery of the Electron.
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| Part 2 : |
The Structure of the Atom
The Discovery of
Radioactivity.
Alpha-Particle Scattering.
Atomic Models.
What is an Atomic Nucleus?
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| Part 3 : |
The Discovery of the Particle of Light
What is Heat?
The Discovery of
Energy Quanta.
The Photoelectric Effect.
Is Light a Particle?
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| Part 4 : |
Electrons and the Wave Nature
What is the True Atomic Structure?
Is an Electron a particle
or a Wave?
The Particle-Wave
Duality.
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| Epilogue : Opening to Quantum Mechanics |
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The photograph at the top of this page
shows the 10 MV tandem accelerator
at Kyushu University.
It has
the world's highest
voltage gradient.
The tank dimensions are 4m in diameter and 14m in length.
Huge machines are sometimes needed for investigation of the microscopic world. |
Go to
Microscopic World -2- (Introduction to Quantum Mechanics).
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