Astronomy-inspired atomic and molecular physics
By: by A.R.P. Rau.
Series: Astrophysics and space science library ;; v. 271
Publisher: Kluwer Academic
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Atomic structure; Molecular structure; Electromagnetic fields
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-232) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. ATOMIC STRUCTURE; title: 1 Beginnings; title: 2 The Hydrogen Atom; title: 2.1 Eigenstates in the spherical representation; title: 2.2 High symmetry of the hydrogen atom,; title: separation in parabolic coordinates; title: 3 The Two-electron Atom; title: 3.1 The ground state of helium; title: 3.2 Excited states; title: 3.3 Configuration interaction; title: 4 Heavier Atoms; title: 4.1 Configurations and states; title: 4.2 Simple screening pictures; title: 4.3 The Thomas-Fermi self-consistent field model; title: 4.4 Exact treatments: Hartree-Fock and; title: configuration interaction; title: 5 Line Spectra and Their Uses; title: 5.1 Atomic spectra in astronomy; title: 5.2 Doppler shifts of spectral lines; title: Problems; title: 2. COUPLING OF ATOMS TO RADIATION; title: 1 Introduction; title: 2 Photoabsorption and Photoemission; title: 2.1 The Oscillator strength; title: 2.2 Alternative forms of the dipole; title: matrix element; title: 2.3 Selection rules; title: 2.4 Moments and sum rules; title: 3 Charged-particle Collisions; title: 3.1 The Generalized Oscillator strength; title: 3.2 Total cross-section; title: 4 The Negative Ion of Hydrogen; title: 4.1 The ground state of H-; title: 4.2 Photodetachment of H-; title: 4.3 Radiative capture; title: Problems; title: 3. ATOMS IN WEAK, STATIC FIELDS; title: 1 Introduction; title: 2 External Electric and Magnetic Fields; title: 2.1 Coupling to external fields; title: 2.2 Time-independent perturbation theory; title: 2.3 The Stark effect; title: 2.4 The Zeeman effect; title: 3 Internal Perturbations in an Atom; title: 3.1 Relativistic mass correction; title: 3.2 Spin-orbit coupling; title: 3.3 Other corrections; title: Problems; title: 4. ATOMS IN STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS; title: 1 Introduction; title: 1.1 Free electrons in a magnetic field; title: 2 Excited States in a Magnetic Field; title: 2.1 Basic Hamiltonian and spectrum; title: 2.2 Degenerate perturbation theory in; title: an n-manifold; title: 2.3 Large-scale numerical calculations; title: 2.4 Quasi-classical JWKB analysis; title: 2.5 Rydberg diamagnetism in other atoms; title: 3 Strong Field Effects on Low-lying States; title: 3.1 Introduction; title: 3.2 Hydrogen in an ultrastrong magnetic field; title: 3.3 Complex atoms in ultrastrong fields; title: 3.4 Complex atoms in very strong,; title: but not ultrastrong, fields; title: 4 Strong Magnetic Fields in Astronomy; title: Problems; title: 5. ELECTRON CORRELATIONS; title: 1 Introduction; title: 2 Electron Correlations; title: 2.1 Qualitative picture; title: 2.2 The spectrum of He and H-; title: 2.3 Experimental observation; title: 3 Hyperspherical Coordinates; title: 3.1 Coulomb potential and hyperspherical; title: harmonics in six dimensions; title: 3.2 Adiabatic hyperspherical method; title: 3.3 Description of resonances; title: 3.4 High-lying doubly-excited states and double; title: ionization; title: 4 Dielectronic Recombination; title: Problems; title: 6. DIATOMIC MOLECULES; title: 1 Introduction; title: 2 Structure of Diatomic Molecules; title: 2.1 Basic mechanism and nomenclature; title: of covalent bonds; title: 2.2 Molecular orbitals and states of simple; title: diatomic molecules; title: 2.3 The Born-Oppenheimer approximation; title: 2.4 Rotations and vibrations of the internuclear axis; title: 2.5 Anharmonicities and rotation-vibration; title: coupling; title: 2.6 Parity of molecular states; title: 2.7 Effect of nuclear spin; title: 3 Molecular Spectra; title: 3.1 Rotational spectra; title: 3.2 Vibrational spectra; title: 3.3 Raman spectra; title: 3.4 Electronic spectra; title: 3.5 External field effects on molecular spectra; title: 3.6 Collisional processes; title: 4 Astrophysical Applications; title: Problems; title: 7. POLYATOMIC MOLECULES; title: 1 Introduction; title: 2 Structure and Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules; title: 2.1 Born-Oppenheimer approximation and; title: electronic structure; title: 2.2 Rotation of polyatomic molecules; title: and spectra; title: 2.3 Vibrations of polyatomic molecules; title: 2.4 Degeneracies and rovibronic couplings; title: 3 Astrophysical Applications; title: Problems.