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Physics of Atoms and Ions, PDF eBook

Physics of Atoms and Ions PDF

Part of the Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics series

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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, including collisions.

Data needed for the analysis of collisions and other atomic processes are also included, making the book useful as a reference for researchers as well as students.

In the main text, simple and convincing methods are used to explain the fundamental properties of atoms, molecules, and clusters; details and more advanced aspects of these topics are treated in the problems at the end of each chapter.

The first part of the book is devoted to properties of atoms and ions considered as quantum systems of electrons orbiting a heavy Coulomb center.

Self-consistent fields and the shell model give a logical and consistent picture, and provide reliable models for the analysis of atomic properties.

The second part deals with interactions and collisions of particles -- including bound systems, such as molecules, clusters, and solids.

The aim here is to relate the internal structure of the atoms to the interactions between them, providing useful insights for applications; the accompanying data in tables, charts, and spectra complement the theoretical discussion.

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