Topics in Atomic Physics

• Main Authors: Burkhardt, Charles E. (Author), Leventhal, Jacob J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2006.
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Atomic structure.; Molecular structure.; Spectra.; Quantum Physics.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.

The study of atomic physics propelled us into the quantum age in the early twentieth century and carried us into the twenty-first century with a wealth of new and, in some cases, unexplained phenomena. Topics in Atomic Physics provides a foundation for students to begin research in modern atomic phy...

Table of Contents:

• Background
• Angular Momentum
• Angular Momentum—Two Sources
• The Quantum Mechanical Hydrogen Atom
• The Classical Hydrogen Atom
• The Lenz Vector and the Accidental Degeneracy
• Breaking the Accidental Degeneracy
• The Hydrogen Atom in External Fields
• The Helium Atom
• Multielectron Atoms
• The Quantum Defect
• Multielectron Atoms in External Fields
• Interaction of Atoms with Radiation.