This lecture
note covers the following topics: Introduction: atoms and electromagnetic waves,
Failures of classical physics, Wave and Particle duality, Bohr’s atom, The wave
function and Schrodinger equation, Quantum mechanics of some simple systems,
Principles and Postulates of Quantum mechanics, Angular momentum and electron
spin.
This note explains atomic nature of matter,
Chart of the nuclides, Mass defect and binding energy, Modes of radioactive
decay, Radioactivity, Neutron interactions, Nuclear fission, Energy release from
fission and interaction of radiation with matter.
The contents of this notes include : Semiclassical Radiative Transitions,
Quantum Optics, Quantum States of Light, Radiative Transitions, Open Systems,
Precision Atomic Experiments.
This book covers the following topics:
Quantum mechanics of the hydrogen atom , Radiative emission by atoms and
selection rules , Shell model and alkali spectra , Angular momentum coupling ,
Helium and the exchange energy , Spin-orbit coupling and spectral fine structure
, The Zeeman and Stark effects .
This lecture note is an introduction to atomic
and molecular physics with non-relativistic quantum mechanics and elementary
mathematical physics as prerequisites. Topics covered includes: History of
Atomic and Molecular Physics and basic backgrounds, Atomic Physics and Atomic
Structure, Molecular Physics and Molecular Structure.