The Physics of Atoms and Quanta: Introduction to Experiments and Theory

Front Matter....Pages I-XX
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 95-123
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 223-250
Atoms in an Electric Field....Pages 251-279
General Laws of Optical Transitions....Pages 281-296
Many-Electron Atoms....Pages 297-308
X-Ray Spectra, Internal Shells....Pages 309-322
Structure of the Periodic System. Ground States of the Elements....Pages 323-345
Nuclear Spin, Hyperfine Structure....Pages 347-371
The Laser....Pages 373-383
Modern Methods of Optical Spectroscopy....Pages 385-402
Progress in Quantum Physics: A Deeper Understanding and New Applications....Pages 403-423
Fundamentals of the Quantum Theory of Chemical Bonding....Pages 425-446
Back Matter....Pages 447-506