Precision Physics of Simple Atoms and Molecules

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Karshenboim, Savely G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 745
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Atoms.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Quantum Physics.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

This is the third in a series of topical-review volumes about the precision physics of simple atoms all published in LNP. The simplicity of atoms allows one to use them as a tool to explore effects beyond atomic physics ranging from fundamental constants and fundamental symmetries to particle and nu...

Table of Contents:

• Looking Through Simple Atoms and Molecules at Fundamental Physics
• Looking Through Simple Atoms and Molecules at Fundamental Physics
• Precision Measurements and Fundamental Constants
• The Muon g—: Status and Perspectives
• Guide for Atomic and Particle Physicists to CODATA’s Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants
• Proton Structure and Hydrogen Energy Levels
• Precise Radii of Light Nuclei from Electron Scattering
• Nucleon Form Factor Measurements in Mainz: Past and Future
• Proton Structure Corrections to Hydrogen Hyperfine Splitting
• Atoms with Few Electrons
• Precision Laser Spectroscopy of Li+ and Neutral Lithium
• Halo Nuclei in Laser Light
• Exotic Atoms and Heavy Ions
• Quantum Electrodynamics in Extreme Fields: Precision Spectroscopy of High-Z H-like Systems
• Pionic Hydrogen
• Precision Spectroscopy of Antiprotonic Helium Atoms and Ions – Weighing the Antiproton
• Simple Molecules
• Precision Spectroscopy of Molecular Hydrogen Ions: Towards Frequency Metrology of Particle Masses
• Nuclear Magnetic Dipole Moments from NMR Spectra – Quantum Chemistry and Experiment
• The Negative Ion of Positronium: Decay Rate Measurements and Prospects for Future Experiments
• Savely G. Karshenboim: Guide for Atomic and Particle Physicists to CODATA’s Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants.