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This is the starting page for the NMR section.
 
This is the starting page for the NMR section.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is an instrumental technique that looks at atoms. Why it works is the subject of much conjecture and several theories have successfully attempted to explain it, but no single theory describes everything about the process. The fact is however, if you take a certain isotope of a certain atom and place it in a strong magnetic field, then pulse it with energy, the isotope will 'absorb' some of the energy and re-emit it so that it can be detected.
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is an instrumental technique that looks at atoms. Why it works is the subject of much conjecture and several theories have successfully attempted to explain it, but no single theory describes everything about the process. It is a sad state of affairs that the question of why it works has remained unanswered since the [[NMR Historical Literature|1940s]]. I blame Heisenberg and his uncertainty principle. If you think fundamental aspects of reality are unknowable then of course there is no reason to pursue them. Engineering has advanced rapidly since then, but physics will remain at a standstill until the uncertainty principle is discarded.
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==List of topics in this section==
 
==List of topics in this section==
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# [[Walk-up NMR User Instructions]]
 
# [[NMR from an Instrument point of view|Instruments]]
 
# [[NMR from an Instrument point of view|Instruments]]
 
# [[NMR Theories|Theories]]
 
# [[NMR Theories|Theories]]
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# [[Current NMR Research|Research]]
 
# [[Current NMR Research|Research]]
 
# [[NMR Journals|Journals]]
 
# [[NMR Journals|Journals]]
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# [[NMR Historical Literature|Historical Literature]]
 
# [[Books about NMR|Books]]
 
# [[Books about NMR|Books]]
 
# [[NMR Conferences|Conferences]]
 
# [[NMR Conferences|Conferences]]
 
# [[NMR Contract Research Companies]]
 
# [[NMR Contract Research Companies]]
 
# [[External NMR resources]]
 
# [[External NMR resources]]

Latest revision as of 15:19, 31 August 2020

This is the starting page for the NMR section. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is an instrumental technique that looks at atoms. Why it works is the subject of much conjecture and several theories have successfully attempted to explain it, but no single theory describes everything about the process. It is a sad state of affairs that the question of why it works has remained unanswered since the 1940s. I blame Heisenberg and his uncertainty principle. If you think fundamental aspects of reality are unknowable then of course there is no reason to pursue them. Engineering has advanced rapidly since then, but physics will remain at a standstill until the uncertainty principle is discarded.


List of topics in this section

  1. Walk-up NMR User Instructions
  2. Instruments
  3. Theories
  4. Interpretation of Results
  5. Pulse Sequences
  6. Research
  7. Journals
  8. Historical Literature
  9. Books
  10. Conferences
  11. NMR Contract Research Companies
  12. External NMR resources