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IN a lecture on the quantum theory it might be thought fitting to commence with a clear explanation of the purpose, nature, and scope of the subject; but an attempt to answer briefly the question, ‘What is the quantum theory?’ would prove as baffling as Osborne Reynolds found the answer to the question, What is thermodynamics? He confessed that he felt tempted to reply:
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ALLEN, H. The Quantum Theory.1. Nature 122, 887–894 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122887a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/122887a0