Title:
A student's guide to atomic physics / Mark Fox, University of Sheffield.
Author:
Fox, Mark (Anthony Mark), author.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
©2018
Call Number:
QC173 .F675 2018
Abstract:
"This concise and accessible book provides a detailed introduction to the fundamental principles of atomic physics at an undergraduate level. Concepts are explained in an intuitive way and the book assumes only a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and electromagnetism"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781107188730
9781108446310
Series:
Student's Guide series
Student's guide
Physical Description:
xvii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Preliminary concepts -- Hydrogen -- Radiative transitions -- The shell model and alkali spectra -- Angular momentum -- Helium and exchange symmetry -- Fine structure and nuclear effects -- External fields: the Zeeman and Stark effects -- Stimulated emission and lasers -- Cold atoms -- Atomic physics applied to the solid state -- Atomic physics in astronomy.
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