Atomic and molecular physics : a primer /

This book introduces the fundamental quantum physics of atoms and molecules. Divided into three parts, the first provides a historical perspective leading to the contemporary view of atomic and molecular physics, outlining the principles of non-relativistic quantum mechanics. The second part covers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Colombo, Luciano (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2019]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 6.
IOP expanding physics.
Temas:
Nuclear physics.
Atomic & molecular physics.
SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • part I. Preliminary concepts. 1. The overall picture
  • 1.1. The atomistic structure of matter
  • 1.2. The quantum nature of physical laws
  • 1.3. The dual nature of physical phenomena
  • 2. Essential quantum mechanics
  • 2.1. The wavefunction
  • 2.2. Quantum operators
  • 2.3. Time evolution
  • 2.4. Systems of identical particles
  • 2.5. Matrix notation
  • 2.6. Perturbation theory
  • part II. Atomic physics. 3. One-electron atoms
  • 3.1. The hydrogen atom
  • 3.2. Hydrogenic atoms
  • 3.3. Magnetic moments and interactions
  • 3.4. Spin-orbit interaction
  • 3.5. Other relativistic effects
  • 3.6. Classifying the fine structure levels : the spectroscopic notation
  • 3.7. Anomalous Zeeman and Paschen-Back effects
  • 3.8. The action of an electric field
  • 4. Interaction of one-electron atoms with radiation
  • 4.1. Emission and absorption of radiation
  • 4.2. Microscopic theory of Einstein coefficients
  • 4.3. Electric dipole selection rules for hydrogenic states
  • 4.4. Forbidden transitions
  • 4.5. The LASER
  • 5. Multi-electron atoms
  • 5.1. Singlet-triplet states and exchange forces
  • 5.2. A first step : the helium atom
  • 5.3. The central-field approximation
  • 5.4. The periodic system of the elements
  • 5.5. Beyond the central-field approximation
  • 5.6. Selection rules
  • 5.7. The action of an external magnetic field
  • part III. Molecular physics. 6. Molecules : general features
  • 6.1. What is a molecule?
  • 6.2. The Born-Oppenheimer approximation
  • 6.3. Molecular bonding
  • 7. Molecular vibrations and rotations
  • 7.1. Molecular motions in diatomic molecules
  • 7.2. Rayleigh and Raman scattering
  • 7.3. Nuclear motions in polyatomic molecules
  • 8. Electronic structure of molecules
  • 8.1. Problem definition
  • 8.2. Molecular orbitals
  • 8.3. Electronic configurations
  • 8.4. Electronic transitions : the Franck-Condon principle
  • part IV. Concluding remarks. 9. What is missing in this 'primer'
  • part V. Appendices. A. The formal solution of the Schrödinger equation
  • B. The spin-orbit interaction energy in hydrogenic atoms
  • C. The hyperfine structure in hydrogenic atoms
  • D. The 'minimal coupling' scheme
  • E. Screening effects in He atom
  • F. The Thomas-Fermi method
  • G. The formal proof of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation
  • H. The one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator.

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