Introduction to the Physics of Matter Basic atomic, molecular, and solid-state physics /

• Main Author: Manini, Nicola (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Thermodynamics.; Atomic structure.; Molecular structure.; Spectra.; Condensed matter.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Quantum Physics.

This book offers an up-to-date, compact presentation of basic topics in the physics of matter, from atoms to molecules to solids, including elements of statistical mechanics. The adiabatic separation of the motion of electrons and nuclei in matter and its spectroscopic implications are outlined for...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Basic ingredients
• Typical scales
• Atoms
• One-electron atom/ions
• Many-electron atoms
• Molecules
• The adiabatic separation
• Chemical and nonchemical bonding
• Statistical physics
• Equilibrium ensembles
• Ideal systems
• Solids
• The microscopic structure of solids
• Electrons in crystals.