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by Prof B.H. Bransden (Author), Prof C.J. Joachain (Author)
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  • Paperback: 1112 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (24 April 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 058235692X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0582356924
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.3 x 6.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 221,624 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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New edition of a well-established second and third year textbook for Physics degree students, covering the physical structure and behaviour of atoms and molecules. The aim of this new edition is to provide a unified account of the subject within an undergraduate framework, taking the opportunity to make improvements based on the teaching experience of users of the first edition, and cover important new developments in the subject.
 

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The study of atomic and molecular physics is a key component of undergraduate courses in physics, because of its fundamental importance to the understanding of many aspects of modern physics.  The aim of this new edition is to provide a unified account of the subject within an undergraduate framework, taking the opportunity to make improvements based on the teaching experience of users of the first edition, and cover important new developments in the subject.Key features of this new edition:
  • Revised material on molecular structure and spectra
  • Extended material on electronic and atomic collisions
  • A new chapter describing applications based on the use of the maser and the laser, including laser spectroscopy, laser cooling and trapping of atoms, Bose-Einstein condensation, atom lasers and atomic systems in intense laser fields
  • A new chapter describing other applications, including magnetic resonance, atom optics, atoms in cavities, ions in traps, atomic clocks and astrophysics
  • Revised appendices include new material on molecules and updated tables of physical constants
  • Solutions of selected problems
B.H. Bransden is Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Durham. C.J. Joachain is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Brussels. They are co-authors of Quantum Mechanics, also published by Prentice Hall.




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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not easy, but a very good introduction and overview, 11 Jun 2007
By Andreas P. Rauch - See all my reviews
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Physics of Atoms and Molecules is typically a third-year course for students of physics and some of its neighboring subjects. Bransden and Joachain, both theoretical physicists, delivered a no-nonsense introduction to the subject that also works fine as an overview and reference. One should know one's quantum theory well before one starts with this book.

Following a brief discussion of approximation methods used by the authors, the structure of atoms, interactions between atoms and between atoms and electromagnetic radiation are treated. Molecules and their spectra, atomic collisions and applications fill the other half of this book.

No multimedia CD, no cartoons, no colorful illustrations, and a heavy emphasis on theory: Bransden's and Joachain's book is certainly an old-fashioned one. The writing is clear and accessible, the dozens of problems are abundant and instructive, the black-and-white illustrations are clear and understandable. "Physics of Atoms and Molecules" is well-organized and also serves well as a reference book.

Many of the applications are a bit outdated. There is also little emphasis on actual experiments - or on computer models. As far as the experiments are concerned, German readers might consider Mayer-Kuckuk's "Atomphysik" as a companion to the Bransden/Joachain.

Though a bit dated and not very modern in style, this book is still a very accessible introduction to the subject - and a reliable overview, too.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars From the expert to the beginner, 21 Nov 2001
This book treats all the necessary arguments that a researcher needs to know as ground knowledgment on basics quantum mechanics of atoms and molecules. Its treatment of the radiation - matter interaction is excellent.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A student's point of view, 27 April 2003
By Paolo Turchetti (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews
It is a very interesting book which can be easily readed by under-graduate and graduate students. The Joachain's approach is a very experimental one even if there are an important theoric guideline leading the student throught the reading of this book.
A good and classical book to approach the atomic and molecular physics.
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