The physics of atoms and quanta : introduction to experiments and theory /
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| Author / Creator: | Haken, H. |
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| Uniform title: | Atom- und Quantenphysik. English |
| Edition: | 5th ed. |
| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, c1996. |
| Description: | xvi, 475 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Atoms. Quantum theory. Atoms. Quantum theory. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2611341 |
Table of 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.
