The Physics of Atoms and Quanta Introduction to Experiments and Theory

The Physics of Atoms and Quanta is a thorough introduction to experiments and theory in this field. Every classical and modern aspect is covered and discussed in detail. As this text ends with the fundamentals of classical bonding, it leads into the second and more advanced book by the same authors...

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Main Authors: Haken, Hermann, Wolf, Hans C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1996, 1996
Edition:5th ed. 1996
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Mass and Size of the Atom
  • 3. Isotopes
  • 4. The Nucleus of the Atom
  • 5. The Photon
  • 6. The Electron
  • 7. Some Basic Properties of Matter Waves
  • 8. Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
  • 9. The Mathematical Framework of Quantum Theory
  • 10. Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
  • 11. Lifting of the Orbital Degeneracy in the Spectra of Alkali Atoms
  • 12. Orbital and Spin Magnetism. Fine Structure
  • 13. Atoms in a Magnetic Field: Experiments and Their Semiclassical Description
  • 14. Atoms in a Magnetic Field: Quantum Mechanical Treatment
  • 15. Atoms in an Electric Field
  • 16. General Laws of Optical Transitions
  • 17. Many-Electron Atoms
  • 18. X-Ray Spectra, Internal Shells
  • 19. Structure of the Periodic System. Ground States of the Elements
  • 20. Nuclear Spin, Hyperfine Structure
  • 21. The Laser
  • 22. Modern Methods of Optical Spectroscopy
  • 23. Fundamentals of the Quantum Theory of Chemical Bonding
  • A. The Dirac Delta Function and the Normalisation of the Wavefunction of a Free Particle in Unbounded Space
  • B. Some Properties of the Hamiltonian Operator, Its Eigenfunctions and Its Eigenvalues
  • C. Derivation of Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Relation
  • Solutions to the Problems
  • Bibliography of Supplementary and Specialised Literature
  • Fundamental Constants of Atomic Physics (Inside Front Cover)
  • Energy Conversion Table (Inside Back Cover)