Student's guide to atomic physics / Mark Fox (University of Sheffield).

By:

Fox, Mark (Anthony Mark) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018Description: xvii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781108446310 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

539.7 FOX 23

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.

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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	539.7 FOX (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2621

GBP 17.99/-

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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