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Where did Schrödinger solve the radiating problem of Bohr's model?
One of the problems with Bohr's theory to describe the hydrogen atom, was that the electron orbiting around the nucleus has an acceleration. Therefore it radiates and loses energy, until it would ...
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Is this a correct demonstration for why elements above untriseptium cannot exist?
With the confirmation that elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 are indeed fundamental elements that are now to be named on the periodic table, the next question is: what is the highest atomic number ...
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Is there a highest possible atomic number?
I know that atoms with higher atomic numbers tend to become more and more unstable and decay quicker the higher the atomic number goes. Is there a limit to this where the time it takes for the atom to ...
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Were there any explanations as for the stability of matter before the advent of quantum mechanics?
Reading the paper by Lieb "The stability of matter", it is clear from the start that quantum mechanics is absolutely necessary to solve this problem. However, I assume this question was ...
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The classical electrodynamic atom
What methods have been used to rigorously prove that classical electrodynamics does not admit a robustly stable atom?
The conclusion is often stated and I am aware of the standard responses such as ...
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How Bohr's model explains the stability of atoms?
How Bohr's model explains the stability of atoms? From Maxwell's equation, we know that an electron or any other charge will radiate energy on acceleration.
This problem is said to be solved by Bohr ...
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Neutron star vs. Islands of stability
"Neutron stars" are said to be almost entirely composed of neutrons. The islands of stability principle recognizes an upper limit to the number of neutrons that can be introduced to an atom. ...
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Physics history -- the Ultraviolet Catastrophe [duplicate]
I will ask my question in a way that's all handwaving and no math, and I will welcome handwaving answers. I'm interested in visualizing the concepts.
We had an idea about the atom as a massive nucleus ...
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