
Atomic and Molecular Physics (Second Edition)
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This second edition course text introduces the fundamental quantum physics of atoms and molecules. With revised and extended content, this book is the first volume in a series of three aiming to present a broad coverage of atomic, molecular, solid-state and statistical physics. New material is included to supplement and deepen the content of the first edition, with freshly new topics allowing a substantial coverage of the physics of atoms and molecules.
Divided into three parts, the first provides a historical perspective leading to the contemporary view of atomic and molecular physics, outlining the principles of non-relativistic quantum mechanics. The second covers the physical description of atoms and their interaction with radiation, whilst the third deals with molecular physics. Throughout the text, emphasis is given to the underlying physical basis or principle for each topic. The book's pedagogical features include conceptual layout sections that define the goals of each chapter, a simplified but rigorous mathematical apparatus, and a thorough discussion of approximations used to develop the adopted physical models.
This second edition is well suited to accompany a one-semester undergraduate course in quantum physics but would be enjoyed by anyone trying to enter the realm of atoms and molecules and how we understand them.
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Luciano Colombo received his doctoral degree in physics from the University of Pavia (I) in 1989. In 1999, he was appointed associated professor at the University of Cagliari (I) where, in 2002, he became full professor of theoretical condensed matter physics. He has been a Fellow of the "Istituto Lombardo - Accademia di Scienze e Lettere'' (Milano, I) since 2015. He has been the principal investigator of several research projects addressing solid-state and materials physics topics, and is the author or co-author of more than 280 scientific articles and nine books.
Content
Part I Preliminary concepts
1 The overall picture
2 Essential quantum mechanics
Part II Atomic physics
3 One-electron atoms
4 Interaction of one-electron atoms with radiation
5 Multi-electron atoms
Part III Molecular physics
6 Molecules: general features
7 Molecular vibrations and rotations
8 Electronic structure of molecules
Part IV Concluding remarks
9 What is missing in this 'Primer'
Part V Appendices
Appendix A: The formal solution of the Schrödinger equation
Appendix B: The spin-orbit interaction energy in hydrogenic atoms
Appendix C: The hyperfine structure in hydrogenic atoms
Appendix D: Nucleus finite-size correction
Appendix E: Boltzmann statistics
Appendix F: The 'minimal coupling' scheme
Appendix G: Screening effects in He atom
Appendix H: The Thomas-Fermi method
Appendix I: The formal proof of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation
Appendix J: The one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator
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