"Forces in Molecules" in Physical Review. FEYNMAN'S FIRST MAJOR PAPER.

Feynman, Richard P.

Verlag: American Physical Society, 1939

Beschreibung

Feynman, Richard P. Forces in Molecules in Physical Review, Lancaster, American Physical Society, volume 56 number 4, 15 August 1939, pp 291-385 with the Feynman on pp 340-343. Original wrappers, with a beautifully-executed replacement spine very closely resembling the original. VG/FINE copy (7.5/10 with 10 being new ), crisp and bright. There is also a half-faded rubber stamp of the previous owner (Stanford University Library) on the front cover. Lastly, there is an old vertical fold in the middle of the document it is a LOT more noticeable in the photo than it is in person. [++] This paper Feynman s senior thesis at MIT when he was all of 21 was original titled Forces and Stresses in Molecules but was shortened to its final form when it was published in Physical Review. It was the first major presentation of the Feynman genius in print (with 5000+ citations) Feynman was, after everything is said and done, one of the great physics minds of the 20th century. The paper describes insights into energy levels in mole-cules emphasize the quantum nature of molecular interactions and the importance of energy transitions in chemical processes--foundational in both theoretical and experimental chemistry. While still an un-dergraduate, Feynman published a brief letter to the editor of Physical Review with one of his profes-sors, Manuel Vallarta, on the scattering of cosmic rays by interstellar magnetic fields. He also worked on a senior thesis with the renowned solid-state theorist John Clarke Slater, which resulted in an article of Feynman s own, Forces in Molecules [the paper offered here] published in Physical Review in 1939. This work treated the problem of molecular forces from a thoroughly quantum-mechanical point of view, arriving at a simple means of calculating the energy of a molecular system that continues to guide quantum chemists. ("Feynman was one of the most creative and influential physicists of the twentieth century. A veteran of the Manhattan Project of World War II and a 1965 Nobel laureate in physics, he made lasting contributions across many domains, from electrodynamics and quantum theory to nuclear and particle physics, solid-state physics, and gravitation" Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography online.) 714.3.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: "Forces in Molecules" in Physical Review. FEYNMAN'S FIRST MAJOR PAPER.
• Verlag: American Physical Society
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1939
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Gewicht: 1 Pfund
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  • Quantum Theory
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