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 note covers the
following topics: Hydrogen Atom, Hydrogen Atom Fine Structure, Helium Atom,
Multielectron atoms, Hartree-Fock theory, Interaction with Radiation, Lineshapes,
Photoelectric Effect, Introduction to Lasers, Diatomic Molecules and
Scattering.
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.