Atomic Nucleus: a Particle Experiment

Rutherford's 1909 analysis of this experiment proved the existence of the atomic nucleus. It involves a beam of alpha particles being scattered off in various directions by a gold target. The problem was to explain how the outgoing path depends on how nearly head-on the collision is.

In this event, I will explain how I used a combination of Python programming, geometry and post-calculus math to clarify and repair the garbled explanations found in textbooks and Wikipedia.. This is classical physics based on Newton's ancient Laws of Motion rather than Schrodinger's equation.

In a future event, I will present the corresponding quantum solution.

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