The Physics of Atoms and Quanta

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVIII

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2. Introduction

   • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

   Pages 1-4

3. The Mass and Size of the Atom

   • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

   Pages 5-26

4. Isotopes

   • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

   Pages 27-36

5. The Nucleus of the Atom

   • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

   Pages 37-48

6. The Photon

   • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

   Pages 49-66

7. The Electron

   • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

   Pages 67-78

8. Some Basic Properties of Matter Waves

   • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

   Pages 79-91

9. Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

   • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

   Pages 93-119

10. The Mathematical Framework of Quantum Theory

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 121-148

11. Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 149-166

12. Lifting of the Orbital Degeneracy in the Spectra of Alkali Atoms

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 167-175

13. Orbital and Spin Magnetism. Fine Structure

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 177-199

14. Atoms in a Magnetic Field: Experiments and Their Semiclassical Description

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 201-216

15. Atoms in a Magnetic Field: Quantum Mechanical Treatment

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 217-244

16. Atoms in an Electric Field

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 245-273

17. General Laws of Optical Transitions

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 275-290

18. Many-Electron Atoms

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 291-301

19. X-Ray Spectra, Internal Shells

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 303-316

20. Structure of the Periodic System. Ground States of the Elements

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf

    Pages 317-338

This fourth edition contains a few additional figures. Otherwise only typographical er­ rors have been removed. The final chapter on Fundamentals of the Quantum Theory of Chemical Bonding is continued in an extended way in the textbook Molecular Physics and Elements of Quantum Chemistry by the same authors. This book contains, in particular, a profound presentation of group theory as applied to atoms and molecules. Furthermore, the in­ teraction between atoms and molecules and light is treated in detail. We thank again Springer-Verlag, in particular Dr. H.1. Kblsch and Mr. C.-D. Bachem for their excellent cooperation as always, and Prof. W. D. Brewer for his con­ tinuous support in translating our German text. Stuttgart, February 1994 H. Haken H. C. Wolf Preface to the Third Edition The second edition of this book again enjoyed a very positive reception from both uni­ versity teachers and students. In this edition we have removed all of the typographical errors that came to our attention. In order to keep the book as current as possible, new developments in the direct observation of individual atoms in electromagnetic traps (Paul traps) and of atoms in molecules on solid surfaces using the scanning tunnel microscope have been added to this edition.

• Atomic Physic
• Atomphysik
• Chemical Bond
• Chemische Bindung
• Quantenmechanik
• Quantum Mechanics
• Spectroscopy
• Spektroskopie
• molecular physics

• Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

  Hermann Haken

• Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

  Hans Christoph Wolf

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