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The big hang theory is a well-developed, sophisticated mathematical hypothesis about the creation of the universe that has now been tested for many decades. As with all such theories, the question is whether there is physical evidence to support it. Are there aspects of the modern universe that would tend to support or contradict this theory  

At least three major observational tests can he applied to the big bang theory  

One of the intriguing questions for cosmologists today is whether the universe s process of expansion is destined to continue forever. Three possibilities exist. First, the universe could keep expanding 

One of the intriguing experimental challenges facing astronomers is to determine the shape of the universe today. While a number of methods can be used to solve this problem, one of the most promising is to determine the distribution of radiation now present in the universe, left over from the original big bang explosion billions of years ago. (Some of the research designed to obtain those data is discussed later in this chapter.) 

The calculations needed to predict the initial amounts of hydrogen, helium, and lithium are somewhat complex, hut they are based primarily on one measurement, the ratio of protons to neutrons at some equilibrium point in the early universe. Once that number has been determined, it is possible to estimate the relative abundance of the light elements that will form. The case of the most common isotope of helium, helium-4, is an example. Using a generally accepted figure of 7 protons for each neutron (n/p = 1/7), one can then use the following formula to estimate the abundance of helium-4 in the early universe  

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The mark of the French tradition is unmistakable in Rouelle s lectures, albeit modified by Boerhaave s and Stahl s theories. True to the longstanding didactic tradition at the Jardin, Rouelle began with a short theoretical section in which he dealt with principles and instruments. He reiterated, for example, the analytic-synthetic ideal by defining chemistry as a physical art which by means of certain operations and instruments teaches us to separate from bodies several substances which enter into their composition and to recombine them anew among them or with... 

We know that a carburized iron possesses, at a given temperature, a state which is not determined by the knowledge of its composition alone the permanent modifications known by the names of tempering and annealing may impress upon this state infinite variations the preceding theory should be regarded, therefore, as a simplified and ideal theory, true for perfectly annealed systems for the systems which do not enter into this ideal case it must give way before a theory which would be, doubtless, of an extreme complication. 

So, which model is correct Is it the Bohr model or the quantum mechanical model Remember that, in science, we build models (or theories) and then perform experiments in an attempt to validate them. The Bohr model has been shown to be invalid by experiments. The quantum mechanical model is consistent with all experiments to date. Of course, this doesn t make the quantum mechanical theory true. Scientific theories are never proven true, only valid. This also does not mean that the Bohr model is not useful. In fact, the Bohr model is sufficient to predict much of the chemical behavior we encoimter in this book. However, the quantum mechanical model gives us a better picture of atoms. 

When scientists talk about science, they often talk in ways that imply that their theories are tme. Further, they talk as if they arrive at theories in logical and unbiased ways. For example, a theory central to chemistry that we have discussed in this chapter is John Dalton s atomic theory— the idea that all matter is composed of atoms. Is this theory true Was it reached in logical, unbiased ways Will this theory stiU be around in 200 years ... 

For each experiment, the true values of the measured variables are related by one or more constraints. Because the number of data points exceeds the number of parameters to be estimated, all constraint equations are not exactly satisfied for all experimental measurements. Exact agreement between theory and experiment is not achieved due to random and systematic errors in the data and to "lack of fit" of the model to the data. Optimum parameters and true values corresponding to the experimental measurements must be found by satisfaction of an appropriate statistical criterion. 

However, when carboxylic acids are present in a mixture, fugacity coefficients must be calculated using the chemical theory. Chemical theory leads to a fugacity coefficient dependent on true equilibrium concentrations, as shown by Equation (3-13). ... 

TRUE VAPOR-PHASE MOLE FRACTION. CALCULATED WHEN THE CHEMICAL THEORY IS USED. 

If two pure, immiscible liquids, such as benzene and water, are vigorously shaken together, they will form a dispersion, but it is doubtful that one phase or the other will be uniquely continuous or dispersed. On stopping the agitation, phase separation occurs so quickly that it is questionable whether the term emulsion really should be applied to the system. A surfactant component is generally needed to obtain a stable or reasonably stable emulsion. Thus, if a little soap is added to the benzene-water system, the result on shaking is a true emulsion that separates out only very slowly. Theories of... 

The second tenn on the right is p E /NkT. This is true for any theory that predicts as a function... 

Conventional computers initially were not conceived to handle vague data. Human reasoning, however, uses vague information and uncertainty to come to a decision. In the mid-1960 this discrepancy led to the conception of fuzzy theory [14]. In fuzzy logic the strict scheme of Boolean logic, which has only two statements true and false), is extended to handle information about partial truth, i.e., truth values between "absolutely true" and absolutely false". It thus gives a mathematical representation of uncertainty and vagueness and provides a tool to treat them. 

If a spectrum lacks certain Lines or contains extra lines from additional unknown components, or if the true line positions are blurred, fuzzy set theory can improve the matching. 

Equation (7-23) is a convenience because it is easier to find the transpose of a large matrix than it is to find its inverse. It is also true that in Huckel theory, A is symmetric, which means that it is equal to its own transpose, leading to the further simplification... 

In applying quantum mechanics to real chemical problems, one is usually faced with a Schrodinger differential equation for which, to date, no one has found an analytical solution. This is equally true for electronic and nuclear-motion problems. It has therefore proven essential to develop and efficiently implement mathematical methods which can provide approximate solutions to such eigenvalue equations. Two methods are widely used in this context- the variational method and perturbation theory. These tools, whose use permeates virtually all areas of theoretical chemistry, are briefly outlined here, and the details of perturbation theory are amplified in Appendix D. 

Here, Ri f and Rf i are the rates (per moleeule) of transitions for the i ==> f and f ==> i transitions respeetively. As noted above, these rates are proportional to the intensity of the light souree (i.e., the photon intensity) at the resonant frequeney and to the square of a matrix element eonneeting the respeetive states. This matrix element square is oti fp in the former ease and otf ip in the latter. Beeause the perturbation operator whose matrix elements are ai f and af i is Hermitian (this is true through all orders of perturbation theory and for all terms in the long-wavelength expansion), these two quantities are eomplex eonjugates of one another, and, henee ai fp = af ip, from whieh it follows that Ri f = Rf i. This means that the state-to-state absorption and stimulated emission rate eoeffieients (i.e., the rate per moleeule undergoing the transition) are identieal. This result is referred to as the prineiple of microscopic reversibility. 

One of the limitations of HF calculations is that they do not include electron correlation. This means that HF takes into account the average affect of electron repulsion, but not the explicit electron-electron interaction. Within HF theory the probability of finding an electron at some location around an atom is determined by the distance from the nucleus but not the distance to the other electrons as shown in Figure 3.1. This is not physically true, but it is the consequence of the central field approximation, which defines the HF method. 

We have seen above how X-ray photons may eject an electron from the core orbitals of an atom, whether it is free or part of a molecule. So far, in all aspects of valence theory of molecules that we have considered, the core electrons have been assumed to be in orbitals which are unchanged from the AOs of the corresponding atoms. XPS demonstrates that this is almost, but not quite, true. 

Skin effect - the same theory is usually true for the skin effect. The thinner the surface, the smaller will be the nucleus resulting in a higher concentration of current at the surface and better utilization of metal. 

The assumptions of transition state theory allow for the derivation of a kinetic rate constant from equilibrium properties of the system. That seems almost too good to be true. In fact, it sometimes is [8,18-21]. Violations of the assumptions of TST do occur. In those cases, a more detailed description of the system dynamics is necessary for the accurate estimate of the kinetic rate constant. Keck [22] first demonstrated how molecular dynamics could be combined with transition state theory to evaluate the reaction rate constant (see also Ref. 17). In this section, an attempt is made to explain the essence of these dynamic corrections to TST. 

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