[Trapper John]

Originally Posted by DocIllinois

Well, ok, since you mentioned, and since Trapper's got me the in the mood for this fancy derivation stuff...

http://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0610121.pdf

Cool Much simpler than the derivations we came up with in grad school. I think I still have mine. I need to look for it. I am absolutely certain it was not in 28 steps though. Probably more like 50-75 steps. I do recall spending the better part of a week on the derivation too.

For what it's worth, and as an interesting side note, Niels Bohr, often considered the father of modern chemistry, and a principle in these debates of that era, is my chemistry great grandfather. He trained Henry Rappaport, who trained Jon Bordner, who trained me. It amazes me sometimes just how young this discipline really is.