A student's guide to atomic physics

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 1108446310
ISBN: 9781108446310
ISBN: 1107188733
ISBN: 9781107188730
Physical Description: xvi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-268) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.