TY - BOOK AU - Fox,Mark TI - A student's guide to atomic physics SN - 9781108446310 AV - QC173 .F675 2018 U1 - 539.7 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Nuclear physics KW - Atomic theory N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary concepts -- Hydrogen -- Radiative transitions -- The shell model and alkali spectra -- Angular momentum -- Helium and exchange symmetry -- Fine structure and nuclear effects -- External fields: the Zeeman and Stark effects -- Stimulated emission and lasers -- Cold atoms -- Atomic physics applied to the solid state -- Atomic physics in astronomy N2 - "This concise and accessible book provides a detailed introduction to the fundamental principles of atomic physics at an undergraduate level. Concepts are explained in an intuitive way and the book assumes only a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and electromagnetism"-- ER -