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Preface 6 Acknowledgements 8 Contents 10 Part I Atoms 12 Chapter 1 Central Forces and Angular Momentum 13 1.1 Indicial Notation for Vectors 13 1.2 Commutator Algebra 15 1.3 Orbital Angular Momentum 16 1.4 Solution of the Hydrogen Atom 23 1.5 Spin Angular Momentum 30 1.6 Addition of Angular Momentum 37 1.7 Hamiltonian Consequences of Spin: Hydrogen Atom 44 1.8 Useful Tables 45 Chapter 2 Complex Atoms 50 2.1 Shell Model of the Atom 51 2.2 Angular Momentum for Complex Atoms 55 2.3 Equivalent Electrons 58 2.4 Matrix Elements of the Hamiltonian 60 2.4.1 One-Electron Operators 62 2.4.2 Two-Electron Operators 65 2.5 Energy Values for Some Simple Examples 71 2.6 Average Energy of a Configuration 76 2.7 Hartree–Fock Equations 77 2.8 Tables 79 Chapter 3 Electro- and Magnetostatic Interactions 82 3.1 Fine Structure 83 3.2 Zeeman Effect 89 3.3 Stark Effect 94 3.3.1 Linear Stark Effect 95 3.3.2 Quadratic Stark Effect 96 3.4 Hyperfine Structure 98 Chapter 4 Transition Probabilities 102 4.1 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory 102 4.2 Spontaneous Emission 107 4.3 Lifetime for Hydrogen 112 4.4 Transition Moments for Complex Atoms 115 4.5 Lifetimes, Selection Rules, and Oscillator Strengths 117 4.6 A

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Author
Robert L Brooks (auth.)
Publisher
Springer
Published
2013
Language
EN
Category
nonfiction

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