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Explained large-angle particle scattering through encounters with a concentrated central atomic charge, using the experimental evidence of Geiger and Marsden.
Scientific scope
Explained large-angle particle scattering through encounters with a concentrated central atomic charge, using the experimental evidence of Geiger and Marsden. Scope limitation: The 1911 paper does not determine the sign of the central charge from this scattering argument or settle atomic stability. Its historical charge estimates are not modern atomic numbers. Rutherford is the paper’s author; the cited experimental work remains a separate contribution. WRS inspected selected original pages, not every derivation or measurement.
Evidence
Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. The 1911 paper does not determine the sign of the central charge from this scattering argument or settle atomic stability. Its historical charge estimates are not modern atomic numbers. Rutherford is the paper’s author; the cited experimental work remains a separate contribution. WRS inspected selected original pages, not every derivation or measurement.
Contributors
- Ernest Rutherford · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.
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