Physics of Atoms and Ions

• Main Author: Smirnov, Boris M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
• Series: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Quantum physics.; Atoms.; Matter.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Solid state physics.; Quantum Physics.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Solid State Physics.; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.; Plasma Physics.; Physical Chemistry.
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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, inclu...

Table of Contents:

• 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.