Atomic Physics for Everyone An Introduction to Atomic Physics, Quantum Mechanics, and Precision Spectroscopy with No College-Level Prerequisites

This open access textbook introduces beginning undergraduate students and high school students to the world of quantum mechanics and atomic spectroscopy. Requiring no previous knowledge of physics and no math beyond basic algebra and sines and cosines, this book focuses on concepts to make the excit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Raven, Will. author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland 2025.
Edición:1st ed. 2025.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Atoms and Light
  • Chapter 2. Natural Light
  • Chapter 3. Atoms at rest
  • Chapter 4. Atoms in Motion
  • Chapter 5. Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy
  • Chapter 6. Quantum Mechanics vs. Classical Physics
  • Chapter 7. Angular Momentum
  • Chapter 8. Electronic Structure and Atomic Notation
  • Chapter 9. Hyperfine Structure
  • Chapter 10. Isotope Shifts, Radioactive Decay, and the Nuclear Forces
  • Chapter 11. The Standard Model of Particle Physics.