Atoms, Molecules and Photons An Introduction to Atomic-, Molecular- and Quantum Physics /

• Main Author: Demtrd̲er, Wolfgang. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Graduate Texts in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Chemistry, Physical organic.; Quantum theory.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Physical Chemistry.; Quantum Physics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10298-1

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-par...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Evolution of the atom model
• Evolution of quantum physics
• Fundamentals of quantum mechanics
• The hydrogen atom
• Atoms with several electrons
• Emission and absorption of electromagnetic radiation
• Laser
• Molecules
• Experimental methods in atomic- and molecular physics
• Structure of condensed matter
• Dynamics of crystal lattice
• Electrons in condensed matter
• Semiconductors
• Dielectric and optical properties of condensed matter
• Amorphous solid state matter, liquids, liquid crystals and cluster
• Surfaces.