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Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP, volume 112)
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This book is about the structure of multielectron atoms and predominantly adopts a perturbative approach to the total Hamiltonian. A key concept is the central-field approximation and, beyond the standard LS-coupling and jj-coupling schemes, intermediate cases are also treated. After that, the book covers hyperfine structure and other nuclear effects, as well as interactions with static external fields. Throughout the book, an analytical approach is adopted.
Working knowledge of basic quantum mechanics (including the non-relativistic hydrogen atom, basic angular momentum and perturbation theory) is assumed, and it begins with a brief recap of the hydrogen orbitals, before turning towards the symmetry aspects of multi-electron atoms, spin-orbit interaction and couplings of angular momenta.
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Book Title: Structure of Multielectron Atoms
Authors: Anders Kastberg
Series Title: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36420-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-36418-2Published: 23 April 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-36420-5Published: 23 April 2020
Series ISSN: 1615-5653
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 368
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
Topics: Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra, Quantum Physics