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The Physics of Atoms and Quanta

By Hermann Haken

The Physics of Atoms and Quanta

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The highly positive affirmation and wide reception that this book continues to receive from professors and students ahke is the occasion for this 7th edition. Once again we have included a number of valuable suggestions for improvements, which we address as appropriate. In addition, we refer to a number of developments in atomic physics. Of these new developments in regard to exotic atoms, we mention antihydrogen in par­ ticular, because fundamental experiments in matter and antimatter can be expected in the future. Furthermore, we have inserted a chapter on the behaviour of atoms in strong elec­ trical fields. Experiments with corresponding lasers could only recently be realized. We thank our Jenaer colleague, R. Sauerbrey, for his contribution of this chapter. We have also included a new chapter on the behaviour of the hydrogen atom in strong magnetic fields. The results are of profound interest for two very different fields of physics: on the one hand, according to classical physics, one expects chaotic behaviour from Rydberg atoms in magnetic fields that can be created in the laborato­ ry; thus, an association can be drawn to aspects of chaos theory and the problems of quantum chaos. On the other hand, the very strong fields necessary for low quantum numbers are realized in the cosmos, in particular with white dwarfs and neutron stars.
Product details
Edition:
7
Number of Pages:
544
Release Date:
2005-09-08
Publication Date:
2005-09-08
Publisher:
Springer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3540208070
ISBN13:
9783540208075
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1484 g
Height:
21.5 cm
Width:
24.6 cm
Thickness:
3.9 cm
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