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A student's guide to atomic physics / Mark Fox, University of Sheffield.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QC173 .F675 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fox, Mark (Anthony Mark), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear physics.
- Atomic theory.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 274 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107188730
- 1107188733
- 9781108446310
- 1108446310
- OCLC:
- 1013589345
- Publisher Number:
- 99977922633
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