List of the Most Important Symbols Used
1.Introduction
2.The Mass and Size of the Atom
3.Isotopes
4.The Nucleus of the Atom
5.The Photon
6.The Electron
7.Some Basic Properties of Matter Waves
8.Bohr's Model of the Hydrogen Atom
9.The Mathematical Framework of Quantum Theory
10.Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
11.Lifting of the Orbital Degeneracy in the Spectra of Alkali Atoms
12.Orbital and Spin Magnetism.Fine Structure
13.Atoms in a Magnetic Field:Experiments and Their Semiclassical Description
14.Atoms in a Magnetic Field:Quantum Mechanical Treatment
15.Atoms in an Electric Field
16.General Laws of Optical Transitions
17.Many-Electron Atoms
18.X-Ray Spectra,Internal Shells
19.Structure of the Periodic System.Grates of the Elements
20.Nuclear Spin,Hyperfine Structure
21.Modern Methods of Optical Spectroscopy
22.Progress in Quantum Physics:A Deeper Understanding and New Applications
24.Fundamentals of the Quantum Theory of Chemical Bonding
Appendix
Solutions to the Problems
Bibliography of Supplementary and Specialised Literature
Subject Index
Fundamental Constants of Atomic Physics(Inside Front Cover)
Energy Conversion Table(Inside Back Cover)