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Title

The physics of atoms and quanta : introduction to experiments and theory / Hermann Haken, Hans Christoph Wolf ; translated by William D. Brewer.

Author

Haken, H.

Publication

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors

Wolf, H. C. (Hans Christoph), 1929-

Description

xvi, 475 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

• 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 entitled Molecular Physics and Elements of Quantum Chemistry. This 5th edition includes new developments, for example the detection of antihydrogen and the production of very highly ionised atoms.
• Here, the student will find 167 problems and their solutions, which make this book a real study text.

Uniform Title

Atom- und Quantenphysik. English

Alternative Title

Atom- und Quantenphysik.

Subjects

• Quantum theory
• Atoms

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-463) and index.

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 --
• App. A. The Dirac Delta Function and the Normalisation of the Wavefunction of a Free Particle in Unbounded Space -- App. B. Some Properties of the Hamiltonian Operator, Its Eigenfunctions and Its Eigenvalues -- App. C. Derivation of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Relation -- Fundamental Constants of Atomic Physics -- Energy Conversion Table.

ISBN

3540615555 (Berlin : acid-free paper)

LCCN

96029219

OCLC

ocm35172557

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries