Bohr model

In atomic physics, the Bohr model depicts the atom as a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons in orbit - similar in structure to the solar system. Because of its simplicity, the Bohr model is still commonly taught to introduce students to quantum mechanics.

References

Historical

• {{Journal reference | Author=Bohr, Neils | Title=On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules (Part 1 of 3) | Journal=Philosophical Magazine | Year=1913 | Volume=26 | Pages=1-25}}
• {{Journal reference | Author=Bohr, Neils | Title=On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules, Part II Systems Containing Only a Single Nucleus | Journal=Philosophical Magazine | Year=1913 | Volume=26 | Pages=476-502}}
• {{Journal reference | Author=Bohr, Neils | Title=On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules, Part III | Journal=Philosophical Magazine | Year=1913 | Volume=26 | Pages=857-875}}
• {{Journal reference | Author=Bohr, Neils | Title=The spectra of helium and hydrogen | Journal=Nature | Year=1914 | Volume=92 | Pages=231-232}}

Modern

• {{Book reference | Author=Tipler, Paul; Llewellyn, Ralph | Title=Modern Physics (4th ed.) | Publisher=W. H. Freeman | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 0716743450}}