Published 1989 | Version v1
Book

How Rutherford missed discovering quantum-mechanical identity

Creators

  • 1. Rutgers--the State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States). Dept. of Physics

Description

This paper reports on an interesting quirk in the energy dependence of alpha-particle scattering from helium caused Lord Rutherford to miss a major discovery---namely the consequences of quantum-mechanical identity---before the prediction by Mott a short time later

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
World Scientific Pub. Co.
Imprint Place
Teaneck, NJ (United States)
ISBN
9971-507557-9
Imprint Title
Shell model and nuclear structure
Imprint Pagination
648 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 1-12.

Conference

Title
shell model and nuclear structure - where do we stand.
Acronym
2. international spring seminar on nuclear physics
Dates
16-20 May 1988.
Place
Capri (Italy).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23051159
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA PARTICLES; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; HELIUM; MOTT SCATTERING; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RUTHERFORD SCATTERING
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELEMENTS; HELIUM IONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; MECHANICS; NONMETALS; RADIATIONS; RARE GASES; SCATTERING

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-8805256--.