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Atomic and Quantum Physics

An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Experiment and Theory

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  1. Hermann Haken

    1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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  2. Hans Christoph Wolf

    1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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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 5-24

  4. Isotopes

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 25-34

  5. The Nucleus of the Atom

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 35-46

  6. The Photon

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 47-64

  7. The Electron

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 65-75

  8. Some Basic Properties of Matter Waves

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 77-89

  9. Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 91-116

  10. The Mathematical Framework of Quantum Theory

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 117-144

  11. Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 145-162

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

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 163-171

  13. Orbital and Spin Magnetism. Fine Structure

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 173-195

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

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 197-212

  15. Atoms in a Magnetic Field: Quantum Mechanical Treatment

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 213-240

  16. Atoms in an Electric Field

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 241-269

  17. General Laws of Optical Transitions

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 271-286

  18. Many-Electron Atoms

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 287-297

  19. X-Ray Spectra, Internal Shells

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 299-312

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

    • Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf
    Pages 313-333
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About this book

Atomic physics and its underlying quantum theory are the point of departure for many modern areas of physics, astrophysics, chemistry, biology, and even electrical engineering. This textbook provides a careful and eminently readable introduction to the results and methods of empirical atomic physics. The student will acquire the tools of quantum physics and at the same time learn about the interplay between experiment and theory. A chapter on the quantum theory of the chemical bond provides the reader with an introduction to molecular physics. Plenty of problems are given to elucidate the material. The authors also discuss laser physics and nonlinear spectroscopy, incorporating latest experimental results and showing their relevance to basic research. Extra items in the second edition include solutions to the exercises, derivations of the relativistic Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations, a detailed theoretical derivation of the Lamb shift, a discussion of new developments in the spectroscopy of inner shells, and new applications of NMR spectroscopy, for instance tomography.
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  • Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Hermann Haken

  • Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Hans Christoph Wolf

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