Activity Listings
- Lecture Notes: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Chemical Applications-Eighteenth Lecture, First-order Perturbation Theory for a Degenerate State [LP Bio: Academia Box 1.010, Folder 6]
- Letter from Frank C. Whitmore to LP RE: Whitmore hopes to have small samples of purified neopentane and hexamethyl ethane to send for LP's electron diffraction experiment in a week or so. [Filed under: W: Correspondence, Box #438]
- Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society RE: LP addresses the concerns Cohn has about the referee remarks about his paper, reaffirming the points he made in his previous letter (1933-11-02) [Lamb's letter to LP November 18, 1933] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 2]
- Letter from LP to Arthur B. Lamb, Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society. [Lamb's letter to LP November 21, 1933] [LP Science Box 14.002, Folder 2]
November 27, 1933
Prof. Arthur B. Lamb,
Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass.
Dear Professor Lamb:
Dr. Van Rysselbergh’s note presents an interesting treatment of the carbon atom. Its significance is not at all clear, however; I suggest that Dr. Van Rysselbergh be encouraged to withhold publication until a more detailed paper has been prepared, in which the effect of spin, the extension to more complicated atoms (involving d-orbitals), and the physical or chemical interpretation are discussed. Van Vleck’s papers on methane ion the Journal of Chemical Physics should not be ignored in any treatment of the tetrahedral carbon atom.
Very truly yours,
Linus Pauling
LP:M
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November
27, 1933
