Atomic Physics: A Basic Physics Tutorial

Author: Zheng Lemin
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book is the fifth volume of the "Fundamentals of Physics" series, which is a 21st-century curriculum textbook approved by the Ministry of Education. It primarily covers atomic physics and molecular physics. Compared to traditional content, it emphasizes the addition of material related to "resonant interaction between radiation fields and atoms."
Chapter 1 introduces atomic physics before quantum mechanics, including a quantitative description of spectral lines and a discussion of transitions between two energy levels.
Chapter 2 provides an introduction to quantum mechanics.
Chapters 3 and 4 respectively describe the structure and spectra of alkali metal atoms and complex atoms.
Chapter 5 discusses atoms in a magnetic field, offering an in-depth introduction to magnetic resonance.
Chapter 6 explores the resonant interaction between radiation fields and atoms, presenting both classical theory (with quantum mechanical corrections) and clarifying resonant absorption and dispersion processes. Building on this, it analyzes quantum amplification and oscillation (including laser principles) and the mechanical force of resonant radiation fields on atoms.
Chapter 7 covers molecular structure and spectra.
As a supplementary section, Chapter 8 provides some knowledge of solid-state physics.
In addition to the main text, the book includes extensive appendices, as well as review questions and exercises. Readers can gain a deeper understanding of the latest developments in atomic physics and experience the joy of applying fundamental physics knowledge, connecting theory to practice, and solving problems. This book can serve as a foundational physics textbook for science and engineering students in comprehensive universities, as well as a teaching or self-study reference for physics teachers in other higher education institutions and secondary schools.