Atomic Structure and Lifetimes : a Conceptual Approach
L. J. Curtis (Author)
This book presents a conceptual approach to atomic structure, suitable as a textbook for an introductory graduate course or a resource for an undergraduate quantum mechanics course. The historical basis of the field is emphasized. Many worked examples provide connections with astrophysics, chemistry, condensed matter, and other related fields.
1 online resource (282 pages)
9780511755552, 9780521829397, 9780521536356, 0511755554, 0521829399, 0521536359
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1. Introduction; 2. Classical position probability densities for periodic systems; 3. Semiempirical parametrization of energy level data; 4. The vector model of angular momentum; 5. The intermediate coupling model; 6. Electric dipole radiation; 7. Line strengths in two-valence electron systems; 8. Magnetic dipole transitions; 9. Absorption of radiation; 10. Time-resolved measurements; 11. Hyperfine structure; 12. Electrostatic polarizabilities and long range interactions; 13. Coherence and anisotropic excitation.