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The simple quantum mechanical model of the hydrogen atom, discussed in the preceding chapter, explains the essence of the Bohr atomic model, and stands as such at the beginning of atomic physics.

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  1. Herzberg, G.: Atomic Spectra and Atomic Structure, 2nd edn. Dover, New York (2010) (A great classic, of historical value, but still very instructive. The 2010 photocopy edition is rather poor, so the earlier 1944 Dover edition is much to be preferred; it is available at https://ia701208.us.archive.org/24/items/AtomicSpectraAtomicStructure/Herzberg-AtomicSpectraAtomicStructure.pdf.)

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Bongaarts, P. (2015). Spin: Atomic Structure. In: Quantum Theory. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09561-5_8

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