On the Ontology of Superheavy Elements

The study of so-called superheavy elements with atomic numbers Z > 102 has for several decades been a major research field in nuclear physics and chemistry. Presently all elements up to and including Z = 118 have been discovered and assigned official names by IUPAC. To speak of “discovery” is ho...

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Main Author: Helge Kragh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-10-01
Series:Substantia
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Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/subs/article/view/25