Atomic Structure

by Colm T. Whelan

Overview

A knowledge of atomic theory should be an essential part of every physicist's and chemist's toolkit. This book provides an introduction to the basic ideas that govern our understanding of microscopic matter, and the essential features of atomic structure and spectra are presented in a direct and easily accessible manner. Semi-classical ideas are reviewed and an introduction to the quantum mechanics of one and two electron systems and their interaction with external electromagnetic fields is featured. Multielectron atoms are also introduced, and the key methods for calculating their properties reviewed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643270371
Publisher:	Morgan and Claypool Publishers
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Series:	Iop Concise Physics
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Colm T. Whelan, PhD, is a Professor of Physics and an Eminent Scholar at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He received his PhD in Theoretical Atomic Physics from the University of Cambridge in 1985 and was awarded a ScD also from Cambridge in 2001. He is a Fellow of both the American Physical Society and the Institute of Physics (UK). He has over 30 years of experience in the teaching of physics.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents: Preface / Author biography / 1. The Bohr atom / 2. Quantum mechanics / 3. One-electron atoms / 4. Multi-electron atomas and the periodic table / 5. The self-consistent field approach / Appendices