About the Book

Atomic Physics

This text will thoroughly update the existing literature on atomic physics. Intended to accompany an advanced undergraduate course in atomic physics, the book will lead the students up to the latest advances and applications of atoms, matter-wave inter-ferometry and quantum computing. The elementary atomic physics covered in the early chapters that is easily accessible to undergraduates when they are first introduced to the subject. To complement the usual quantum mechanical treatment of atomic structure the book strongly emphasizes the experimental basis of the subject, especially in the later chapters. It includes ample examples, illustrations, and graded problem. CONTENTS :- (1) Introduction (2) Model of Atoms (3) X-rays (4) Molecular Forces (5) Quantum Numbers (6) Kinetic Molecular Theory (7) Cosmic Rays (8) Atomic Nucleus (9) Electric and Magnetic Moments (10) Nuclear Fission and Fusion.