UID:
almahu_9949199289402882
Format:
XIII, 443 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2003.
ISBN:
9780387217307
Series Statement:
Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics,
Content:
Intended for advanced students of physics, chemistry, and related disciplines, this text treats the quantum theory of atoms and ions within the framework of self-consistent fields. It treats the structure and spectra of atoms and ions, their behavior in external fields, and their interactions, including collisions. Data needed for the analysis of collisions and other atomic processes are also included, making the book useful as a reference for researchers as well as students. In the main text, simple and convincing methods are used to explain the fundamental properties of atoms, molecules, and clusters; details and more advanced aspects of these topics are treated in the problems at the end of each chapter. The first part of the book is devoted to properties of atoms and ions considered as quantum systems of electrons orbiting a heavy Coulomb center. Self-consistent fields and the shell model give a logical and consistent picture, and provide reliable models for the analysis of atomic properties. The second part deals with interactions and collisions of particles -- including bound systems, such as molecules, clusters, and solids. The aim here is to relate the internal structure of the atoms to the interactions between them, providing useful insights for applications; the accompanying data in tables, charts, and spectra complement the theoretical discussion.
Note:
Quantum Mechanics and the Structure of Structure of Atoms and Ions -- The Development and Concepts of Atomic Physics -- The Hydrogen Atom -- Two-Electron Atoms and Ions -- Light Atoms -- The Structure of Heavy Atoms -- Excited Atoms -- Positive and Negative Ions -- The Autoionization States of Atoms and Ions -- Atoms in Interactions and Collisions -- Atoms in External Fields -- Interactions Involving Atoms and Ions -- Diatomic Molecules -- Atom Interaction in Systems of Many Bound Atoms -- Elastic Collisions of Atomic Particles -- Resonant Processes in Slow Atomic Collisions -- Inelastic Slow Atomic Collisions -- Collisions with Transitions in States of Continuous and Quasi-Continuous Spectra.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9781441930514
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9780387955506
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9781475778540
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/b97560
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