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Sithamalli K. Balasubramanian
Sithamalli K. Balasubramanian
Residence	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Unitary (non-quantum) model of atomic structure
	Scientific career
Fields	Retired

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Sithamalli K. Balasubramanian is an Indian researcher based in Pune, Maharashtra, who has proposed an alternative, non-quantum-mechanical model of atomic structure. His work argues for a definite geometric structure at the nuclear level and a compulsory link between nuclear geometry and covalent molecular geometry, which he applies to explain the bonding and shapes of compounds of carbon, silicon and boron.

Biography

Balasubramanian is a retired researcher living in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Over several decades he developed and privately circulated a model of atomic structure that departs from mainstream quantum theory. His manuscripts were submitted to established chemistry journals but were not accepted for publication because they questioned the fundamental assumptions of current chemical theory rather than reporting conventional experimental discoveries.

Scientific contributions

Balasubramanian proposes a deterministic, non-mathematical model for atomic structure that differs from the accepted quantum model by assuming a definite structure at the nuclear level and assigning a compulsive link between nuclear and atomic structures. In this model there is an integral relation between the nuclear geometry and the covalent molecular geometry, which he holds to be consistent with the complex covalent chemistry of carbon.

According to the model, the known geometry of a number of covalent molecules can be explained, the inverted bond is accounted for, and additional bonding types are permitted: a new type of double bond with tetrahedral geometry, and a new triple bond, termed the benzyne triple bond, that is said to display cis–trans isomerism. The model has been extended in a series of three papers to the atomic structures of carbon, silicon and boron.

Carbon — The model posits an integral relation between nuclear geometry and covalent molecular geometry and is used to explain the geometry of a number of covalent carbon molecules, allowing a tetrahedral double bond and a related triple bond.
Silicon — A model for silicon, based on the assumptions of the carbon paper and built on the icosahedron, is described. It is intended to account for the tetrahedral geometry of the atom, to explain the formation and geometry of silicocene, and it postulates isotopic isomerism.
Boron — Work on boron was described by the author as complete in concept but not fully documented or prepared for publication, and was presented as tentative. The method was also extended to nitrogen.

Publication history

The paper on carbon was submitted to the British journal Polyhedron in July 1990. The editor's reply of 20 August 1990 declined it as unsuitable for that journal on the grounds that it rationalised a number of known molecular structures rather than reporting new work in inorganic chemistry, suggesting instead a general or educational publication. In June 2003 a combined paper on carbon and silicon was submitted to the Journal of the American Chemical Society; the associate editor W. T. Borden replied that, while he thought the work should be published, manuscripts questioning the fundamental assumptions of current chemical theory were referred to more physical journals and he was therefore not sending it out for review.

Books

2014 - A Unitary Model for Atomic Structure (Kindle e-book, 158 pages)

Abstracts

2010 - "Dark Matter and Dark Energy" (Read in full)
2010 - "A Unitary Model for Atomic Structure" (Read in full)
2009 - "Critique of Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry" (Read in full)

External links

A Unitary Model for Atomic Structure on Amazon

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-A new determinist non-mathematical model for atomic structure is proposed which differs from the current quantum model, in assuming a definite structure at the nuclear level and assigning a compulsive link between nuclear and atomic structures. The model is consistent with the complex covalent chemistry of carbon. The inverted bond is explained. A new type of double bond with tetrahedral geometry is possible on the model. A new triple bond called the benzyne triple bond showing cis-trans isomerism is also possible on the model. The implications of the model are discussed.  Currently three papers are uploaded, see on right for abstracts on each...
+'''Sithamalli K. Balasubramanian''' is an Indian researcher based in Pune, Maharashtra, who has proposed an alternative, non-quantum-mechanical model of atomic structure. His work argues for a definite geometric structure at the nuclear level and a compulsory link between nuclear geometry and covalent molecular geometry, which he applies to explain the bonding and shapes of compounds of carbon, silicon and boron.
-<b>I. Carbon</b>, A new model for atomic structure is proposed in which there is an integral relation between the nuclear geometry and covalent molecular geometry. The model explains the known geometry of a number of covalent molecules. A new type of double bond with tetrahedral carbon atoms and a new triple bond with the double bond geometry are allowed on the new model. The implications of the model are discussed.
+==Biography==
-<b>II. Silicon</b>, A model for silicon based on the assumptions of the earlier paper is described for silicon. It is based on icosahedron. It accounts for the tetrahedral geometry of the atom. The model explains the formation of silicocene and the geometry of the molecule. Isotopic isomerism is postulated.
+Balasubramanian is a retired researcher living in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Over several decades he developed and privately circulated a model of atomic structure that departs from mainstream quantum theory. His manuscripts were submitted to established chemistry journals but were not accepted for publication because they questioned the fundamental assumptions of current chemical theory rather than reporting conventional experimental discoveries.
-<b>III. Boron</b>, Our work on Boron is complete but the documentation and preparation of the paper are not. Hence the following comments are offered to show the scope of the model. The presentation should be considered tentative and is not ready for publication.
+==Scientific contributions==
-There are three papers in the series. They deal with a new proposal for atomic structure. The papers describe the application of the new model to the atomic structures of Carbon, Silicon and Boron. They have the distinction of explaining the covalent geometry of these elements on a non-Quantum mechanical basis. The paper on Carbon was submitted to the British Journal Polyhedron in July 1990. The Editor's letter of 20th August 1990 said:
+Balasubramanian proposes a deterministic, non-mathematical model for atomic structure that differs from the accepted quantum model by assuming a definite structure at the nuclear level and assigning a compulsive link between nuclear and atomic structures. In this model there is an integral relation between the nuclear geometry and the covalent molecular geometry, which he holds to be consistent with the complex covalent chemistry of carbon.
-?The paper is not suitable for publication in Polyhedron because it does not deal with new work and discoveries in Inorganic Chemistry. The paper rationalizes a number of known structures of molecules containing carbon and it would be more suitable for a general publication or one of an educational character.?
+According to the model, the known geometry of a number of covalent molecules can be explained, the inverted bond is accounted for, and additional bonding types are permitted: a new type of double bond with tetrahedral geometry, and a new triple bond, termed the benzyne triple bond, that is said to display cis–trans isomerism. The model has been extended in a series of three papers to the atomic structures of carbon, silicon and boron.
-The method was extended to Silicon, Boron and Nitrogen. In the last case we got tantalizing experimental result with commercial potential.
+* '''Carbon''' — The model posits an integral relation between nuclear geometry and covalent molecular geometry and is used to explain the geometry of a number of covalent carbon molecules, allowing a tetrahedral double bond and a related triple bond.
+* '''Silicon''' — A model for silicon, based on the assumptions of the carbon paper and built on the icosahedron, is described. It is intended to account for the tetrahedral geometry of the atom, to explain the formation and geometry of silicocene, and it postulates isotopic isomerism.
+* '''Boron''' — Work on boron was described by the author as complete in concept but not fully documented or prepared for publication, and was presented as tentative. The method was also extended to nitrogen.
-In June 2003 a combined paper on Carbon and Silicon was submitted to the Journal of the American Chemical Society. I am giving below the comment from the Editor.
+==Publication history==
-W. T. Borden, Associate Editor, JACS wrote:
+The paper on carbon was submitted to the British journal ''Polyhedron'' in July 1990. The editor's reply of 20 August 1990 declined it as unsuitable for that journal on the grounds that it rationalised a number of known molecular structures rather than reporting new work in inorganic chemistry, suggesting instead a general or educational publication. In June 2003 a combined paper on carbon and silicon was submitted to the ''Journal of the American Chemical Society''; the associate editor W. T. Borden replied that, while he thought the work should be published, manuscripts questioning the fundamental assumptions of current chemical theory were referred to more physical journals and he was therefore not sending it out for review.
-?Dear Dr. Balasubramanian: I have carefully read your manuscript; and, although I think that it certainly should be published, I do not believe that JACS is the proper place to publish it. In one sense, JACS is a very conservative journal of general chemistry; and manuscripts that question the fundamental assumptions of current chemical theory are referred to more physical journals. Therefore, I am not sending your manuscript out for review.?
+==Books==
-Physicists in general professed ignorance of chemistry and refused to comment on the papers.
+* 2014 - ''A Unitary Model for Atomic Structure'' (Kindle e-book, 158 pages)
 ==Abstracts==
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 * 2010 - "[[A Unitary Model for Atomic Structure]]" ([http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_5703.pdf Read in full])
 * 2009 - "[[Critique of Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry]]" ([http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_5702.pdf Read in full])
+==External links==
+* [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unitary-Model-Atomic-Structure-ebook/dp/B00KM2RYD2 ''A Unitary Model for Atomic Structure'' on Amazon]
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