The physics of atoms and quanta : introduction to experiments and theory

Introduction....Pages 1-4
The Mass and Size of the Atom....Pages 5-26
Isotopes....Pages 27-36
The Nucleus of the Atom....Pages 37-48
The Photon....Pages 49-67
The Electron....Pages 69-80
Some Basic Properties of Matter Waves....Pages 81-93
Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom....Pages 95-124
The Mathematical Framework of Quantum Theory....Pages 125-152
Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom....Pages 153-170
Lifting of the Orbital Degeneracy in the Spectra of Alkali Atoms....Pages 171-179
Orbital and Spin Magnetism. Fine Structure....Pages 181-203
Atoms in a Magnetic Field: Experiments and Their Semiclassical Description....Pages 205-221
Atoms in a Magnetic Field: Quantum Mechanical Treatment....Pages 223-260
Atoms in an Electric Field....Pages 261-294
General Laws of Optical Transitions....Pages 295-310
Many-Electron Atoms....Pages 311-322
X-Ray Spectra, lnternal Shells....Pages 323-336
Structure of the Periodic System. Ground States of the Elements....Pages 337-359
Nuclear Spin, Hyperfine Structure....Pages 361-385
The Laser....Pages 387-397
Modern Methods of Optical Spectroscopy....Pages 399-416
Progress in Quantum Physics: A Deeper Understanding and New Applications....Pages 417-437
Fundamentals of the Quantum Theory of Chemical Bonding....Pages 439-460