Selected papers on the periodic table / by Eric Scerri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scerri, Eric R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Periodic law.

Chemical elements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 143 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contains key articles by Eric Scerri, one of the leading authority on the history and philosophy of the periodic table of the elements. This book explores a range of topics such as the historical evolution of the periodic system as well as its philosophical status and its relationship to modern quantum physics.

Contents:

Paper 1. Chemistry, spectroscopy, and the question of reduction

Paper 2. The electronic configuration model, quantum mechanics and reduction

Paper 3. The periodic table and the electron

Paper 4. How good is the quantum mechanical explanation of the periodic system?

Paper 5. Prediction and the periodic table

Paper 6. L�owdin's remarks on the Aufbau principle and a philosopher's view of Ab Initio quantum chemistry

Paper 7. Mendeleev's legacy

Paper 8. The role of triads in the evolution of the periodic table : past and present

Paper 9. The past and future of the periodic table

Paper 10. The dual sense of the term "element," attempts to derive the Madelung rule, and the optimal form of the periodic table, if any.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-75996-5

9786612759963

1-84816-426-2

OCLC:

729020357