The Fundamentals of Atomic and Molecular Physics

• Main Author: Brooks, Robert L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Chemistry.; Mathematical physics.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6678-9

The Fundamentals of Atomic and Molecular Physics is intended as an introduction to the field for advanced undergraduates who have taken quantum mechanics. Each chapter builds upon the previous, using the same tools and methods throughout. As the students progress through the book, their ability to u...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Atoms
• Central Forces and Angular Momentum
• Complex Atoms
• Electro- and Magnetostatic Interactions
• Transition Probabilities
• Part II: Molecules
• Electronic Structure of Diatomic Molecules
• Vibrations and Rotations of Diatomic Molecules
• Appendix A. Some Atomic Constants
• Appendix B. Polynomials and Spherical Harmonics
• Appendix C. Some Tensor Background
• Appendix D. Magnetic Dipole Interaction Energy.