Bohr's Modeling of the Atom. A Reconstruction and Assessment
(2013) Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Theoretical and Cognitive Issues. — chapter 10, 415-429, published
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Ghins, Michel 
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- This paper proposes a reconstruction of 1913 Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom in the framework of the model-theoretic approach of theories. On the basis of this reconstruction, it is argued that Bohr’s theory is not internally inconsistent and can’t be qualified as fictitious. Then, a selective realist interpretation of Bohr’s theory can be defended according to which electrons occupy energy levels. An agnostic attitude however is recommended as far as the electron’s trajectories are concerned.
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Ghins, M. (2013). Bohr’s Modeling of the Atom. A Reconstruction and Assessment. In Lorenzo Magnani (ed.) (ed.), Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Theoretical and Cognitive Issues. (p. chapter 10, 415-429). Springer Netherlands. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/258368