Quantum Mechanics of One- and Two-Electron Atoms

by Hans A. Bethe, Edwin E. Salpeter

Overview

This classic of modern physics includes a vast array of approximation methods, mathematical tricks, and physical pictures that are also useful in the application of quantum mechanics to other fields. Students and professionals will find it an essential reference for calculations pertaining to hydrogen-like and helium-like atoms and their comparison with experimental results.
In-depth explorations of the Dirac theory of the electron and of radiative effects include brief accounts of relevant experiments. The specific application of general field-theoretic results to atomic systems also receives a thorough examination. Author Hans A. Bethe (1906–2005), Professor of Physics at Cornell University, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1967. Co-author Edwin E. Salpeter is James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor of the Physical Sciences at Cornell University.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486318288
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	04/26/2013
Series:	Dover Books on Physics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	36 MB
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About the Author

The late Hans A. Bethe, a Nobel Laureate, was Professor of Physics at Cornell University. Edwin E. Salpeter is James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor of the Physical Sciences at Cornell University.

Table of Contents

I. The hydrogen atom without external fields a) Nonrelativistic theory b) Dirac theory c) Radiative and other corrections
II. The helium atom without external fields a) Nonrelativistic theory b) Relativistic theory
III. Atoms in external fields a) Zeeman effect b) Stark effect in hydrogen c) Stark effect in helium
IV. Interaction with radiation a) Discrete spectrum b) The photoeffect c) Bremsstrahlung
Appendix on spherical harmonics
Bibliography
Addenda and errata
Further addenda and errata
Author index
Subject index
Index of Tables