Ebook: Atoms, Molecules and Photons: An Introduction to Atomic-, Molecular- and Quantum-Physics
- Tags: Atoms Molecules Clusters and Plasmas, Condensed Matter, Electromagnetism Optics and Lasers
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Language: English
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This introduction to Atomic and Molecular Physics explains how our present model of atoms and molecules has been developed over the last two centuries both by many experimental discoveries and, from the theoretical side, by the introduction of quantum physics to the adequate description of micro-particles. It illustrates the wave model of particles by many examples and shows the limits of classical description. The interaction of electromagnetic radiation with atoms and molecules and its potential for spectroscopy is outlined in more detail and in particular lasers as modern spectroscopic tools are discussed more thoroughly. Many examples and problems with solutions are offered to encourage readers to actively engage in experimentation.
This introduction to Atomic and Molecular Physics explains how our present model of atoms and molecules has been developed over the last two centuries both by many experimental discoveries and, from the theoretical side, by the introduction of quantum physics to the adequate description of micro-particles. It illustrates the wave model of particles by many examples and shows the limits of classical description. The interaction of electromagnetic radiation with atoms and molecules and its potential for spectroscopy is outlined in more detail and in particular lasers as modern spectroscopic tools are discussed more thoroughly. Many examples and problems with solutions are offered to encourage readers to actively engage in experimentation.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction....Pages 1-5
The Concept of the Atom....Pages 7-77
Development of Quantum Physics....Pages 79-125
Basic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 127-155
The Hydrogen Atom....Pages 157-195
Atoms with More Than One Electron....Pages 197-240
Emission and Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation by Atoms....Pages 241-281
Lasers....Pages 283-319
Diatomic Molecules....Pages 321-371
Polyatomic Molecules....Pages 373-408
Experimental Techniques in Atomic and Molecular Physics....Pages 409-472
Modern Developments in Atomic and Molecular Physics....Pages 473-502
Back Matter....Pages 503-571
This introduction to Atomic and Molecular Physics explains how our present model of atoms and molecules has been developed over the last two centuries both by many experimental discoveries and, from the theoretical side, by the introduction of quantum physics to the adequate description of micro-particles. It illustrates the wave model of particles by many examples and shows the limits of classical description. The interaction of electromagnetic radiation with atoms and molecules and its potential for spectroscopy is outlined in more detail and in particular lasers as modern spectroscopic tools are discussed more thoroughly. Many examples and problems with solutions are offered to encourage readers to actively engage in experimentation.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction....Pages 1-5
The Concept of the Atom....Pages 7-77
Development of Quantum Physics....Pages 79-125
Basic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 127-155
The Hydrogen Atom....Pages 157-195
Atoms with More Than One Electron....Pages 197-240
Emission and Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation by Atoms....Pages 241-281
Lasers....Pages 283-319
Diatomic Molecules....Pages 321-371
Polyatomic Molecules....Pages 373-408
Experimental Techniques in Atomic and Molecular Physics....Pages 409-472
Modern Developments in Atomic and Molecular Physics....Pages 473-502
Back Matter....Pages 503-571
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