Minimal Energy of 100 Point Charges on the Unit Sphere
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چکیده
Before 1909, atoms were thought to consist of a diffuse positive charge surrounded by electrons (the “plum pudding” model). In order to predict the properties of the elements on the periodic table with this model, the distribution of electrons on a sphere had to be studied. This problem was named after Thomson, the originator of the plum pudding model and the first to study it. In 1909, Rutherford showed the existence of nuclei with his famous gold foil experiment. His results falsified the plum pudding model, yet the problem turned out to be important for many other fields, from biology to telecommunications.
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