9219
Accession Number
38704
Title Of Article Chaper
The Quantum Mechanics of Materials
Title Of Journal Book
Scientific American
Volume
246
Issue
6
Pages
82-85, 88-92, 94, 98-102
Collation
14 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Structural properties of solids can be predicted by a theory in which electrons act like light beams in a box of partially silvered mirrors. The design of materials from first principles may now be in prospect.
Keywords
material;mechanic;structure;property
pub_id
9219