Scattering and Structures : Essentials and Analogies in Quantum Physics Photon Scattering Form Factors Lepton Scattering Nucleon Radius Quasi Elastic Scattering Virtual Photons and Gluons The Hydrogen Atom The Playground of Quantum Mechanics Many Electron Atoms Shell Structure Covalent and Ionic Binding Electron Sharing Intermolecular Forces Building Complex Structures Cold Neutron Spectroscopy of the Solid State Quantum Gases Quantum Degeneration Quantum Liquids Superfluidity Metals Quasi free Electrons Hadrons Atoms of Strong Interaction The Nuclear Force Pion Sharing Nuclei Droplets of a Fermi Liquid Stars Planets and Asteroids Interplay between Gravitation and Quantum Phenomena Elementary Particles Fundamental Interactions Cosmology The Early Universe. Quantum physics may appear complicated especially if one forgets the big picture and gets lost in the details. However it can become clearer and less tangled if one applies a few fundamental concepts so that simplified approaches can emerge and estimated orders of magnitude become clear. Povh and Rosina’s Scattering and Structures presents the properties of quantum systems (elementary particles nucleons atoms molecules quantum gases quantum liquids stars and early universe) with the help of elementary concepts and analogies between these seemingly different systems. In this new edition sections on quantum gases and an up to date overview of elementary particles have been added.