Book Title: Microcosmology Atom in Jain Philosophy and Modern Science
Author(s): Jethalal S Zaveri, Mahendramuni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
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Atom in Modem Science
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associated matter-waves. Theoretically, everything --tables, cars, men - has a wavelength but their wavelengths are so small that they are not noticeable.
THE NEW ATOMIC MODEL
Let us return to the discussion of the structure of atom. At the atomic level, the planetary model cannot explain some puzzles which arose in connection with the structure of atom. The Quantum theory has shown that the astonishing properties of atom arise