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Atomic Structure and Lifetimes: A Conceptual Approach
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Atomic Structure and Lifetimes: A Conceptual Approach
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Lorenzo J. Curtis
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:282 | Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 170 |
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Category/Genre | Atomic and molecular physics |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521536356
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Classifications | Dewey:539.7 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Illustrations |
38 Tables, unspecified; 43 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
30 October 2003 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book presents a new approach to introductory graduate courses on atomic structure. The author's approach utilizes conceptually powerful semiclassical modeling methods, and demonstrates the degree to which the Maslov-indexed EBK quantization elucidates the quantum mechanical formulation of level energies and lifetimes. It merges this with an update and extension of semiempirical data systematizations developed by Bengt Edlen to describe complex atoms, and adapts them to include the specification of lifetimes. The text emphasizes the historical basis of the nomenclature and methodologies of spectroscopy. However, interaction mechanisms are presented deductively, based on quantum mechanical and field theoretical models, rather than tracing their indirect paths of discovery. Many worked examples provide applications to areas such as astrophysics, hyperfine structure, and coherent anisotropic excitation. The book presents a firm foundation for specialists in atomic physics, as well as a capstone application for specialists in astrophysics, chemistry, condensed matter, and other related fields.
Reviews'This is a carefully written monograph that could be used to advantage in more advanced courses on the physics of atoms.' Chemistry World
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