The Scattering of and Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atom
Article
Domain Context
Physics
Citation
Ernest Rutherford. (1911). The Scattering of and Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atom. Philosophical Magazine. 21. pp. 669–688.
Why this reference is included
Rutherford’s 1911 The Scattering of α and β Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atom, published in Philosophical Magazine, is one of the program’s working technical references. Cited across Book IV (Categorical Microcosm), Part 1, Chapter The Proton and the Electron: β-Decay Products; Book IV (Categorical Microcosm), Part 5, Chapter The Alpha Particle — the central framing is “Historically, the proton was identified first (Rutherford, 1919 ), the electron even earlier (Thomson, 1897 ), and the neutron last (Chadwick, 1932 )”.
Cited in
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Book IV — Categorical Microcosm Part 1Chapter The Proton and the Electron: β-Decay Products
Historically, the proton was identified first (Rutherford, 1919 ), the electron even earlier (Thomson, 1897 ), and the neutron last (Chadwick, 1932 )
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Book IV — Categorical Microcosm Part 5Chapter The Alpha Particle
Rutherford Scattering Rutherford (1911) used α-particles to discover the atomic nucleus: dσdΩ = (Z_1 Z_2 e^24E)^2 1^4(θ/2) Deviations from this formula reveal finite nuclear size