Letting atomic simulations learn from phase diagrams

A new computational method allows modern atomic models to learn from experimental thermodynamic data, according to a ...
Nature

Photoionization and Cross Section Studies in Atomic Physics

Photoionization, the process by which an incident photon ejects an electron from an atom, lies at the heart of many atomic physics studies. Coupled with cross section measurements – which quantify the ...
The Atlantic

From Plato to Max Planck: The Philosophical Problems of Atomic Physics

Editor’s Note: Professor WERNER HEISENBERG, who was born in Duisburg in 1901, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932 for his work on the quantum theory. A member of the faculty of the ...
Opinion
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Bohr model of hydrogen: Simple methods for calculating force and velocity

The Bohr Model of Hydrogen revolutionized our understanding of atomic structure and behavior. In this video, we simplify the calculations of force and velocity within the hydrogen atom using Bohr’s ...

Quote of the day by the woman who changed science, Maria Goeppert Mayer — “Winning the prize wasn’t half as exciting as doing the work itself.” | Inspirational science ...

Quote of the day by the woman who changed science, Maria Goeppert Mayer: In 1963, only the second woman in history won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Maria Goeppert Mayer earned it for the nuclear shell ...