Atomic Physics: 8th Edition

First published in English in 1935, this classic treatment is well known to students and teachers of physics around the world. Since its original publication, Professor Born (Nobel laureate, 1954) continually updated the book to incorporate new developments in all branches of physics, particularly in the field of elementary particles. For this eighth edition he also wrote a new chapter on the quantum theory of solids.Contents include:Kinetic theory of gasesElementary particlesSpin of the electron and Paul's principleThe nuclear atomWave-corpusclesAtomic structure and spectral linesQuantum statisticsMolecular structureQuantum theory of solidsNuclear physicsOver 40 helpful appendixes, dealing with the mean square deviation, theory of relativity, electron theory, the Compton effect, Hamiltonian theory and action variables, atomic form factor, meson theory, van der Waals forces, and other topics supplement the main text. A bibliography and numerous figures and graphs further enhance the usefulness of Atomic Physics, which retains its value as a broad treatment of basic physics from the special perspective of a towering figure in the field.

CHAPTER I KINETIC THEORY OF GASES1. Atomic Theory in Chemistry2. Fundamental Assumptions of the Kinetic Theory of Gases3. Calculation of the Pressure of a Gas4. Temperature of a Gas5. Specific Heat6. Law of Distribution of Energy and Velocity7. Free Path8. Determination of Avogadro's NumberCHAPTER II ELEMENTARY PARTICLES1. Conduction of Electricity in Rarefied Gases2. Canal Rays and Anode Rays (Positive Rays)3. X-rays4. Radiations from Radioactive Substances5. "Prout's Hypothesis, Isotopy, the Proton"6. The Neutron7. Cosmic Rays. Positrons8. Mesons and Nuclear ForcesCHAPTER III THE NUCLEAR ATOM1. Lorentz's Electron Theory2. The Theorem of the Inertia of Energy3. Investigation of Atomic Structure by Scattering Experiments4. Mass Defect and Nuclear Binding Energy. The Neutrino5. Heavy Hydrogen and Heavy Water6. Nuclear Reactions and Radioactive DecayCHAPTER IV WAVE-CORPUSCLES1. Wave Theory of Light. Interference and Diffraction2. Light Quanta3. Quantum Theory of the Atom4. Compton Effect5. Wave Nature of Matter. De Broglie's Theory6. Experimental Demonstration of Matter Waves7. "The Contradiction between the Wave Theory and the Corpuscular Theory, and its Removal"CHAPTER V ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND SPECTRAL LINES1. The Bohr Atom; Stationary Orbits for Simply Periodic Motions2. Quantum Conditions for Simply and Multiply Periodic Motions3. Matrix Mechanics4. Wave Mechanics5. Angular Momentum in Wave Mechanics6. Parity7. The Statistical Interpretation of Wave Mechanics8. Emission and Absorption of RadiationCHAPTER VI SPIN OF THE ELECTRON AND PAULI'S PRINCIPLE1. Alkali Doublets and the Spinning Electron2. The Anomalous Zeeman Effect3. The Hydrogen Atom and X-ray Terms4. The Helium Atom5. Pauli's Exclusion Principle6. The Periodic System. Closed Shells7. Magnetism8. Wave Theory of the Spin Electron9. Density of the Electronic CloudCHAPTER VII QUANTUM STATISTICS1. Heat Radiation and Planck's Law2. Specific Heat of Solids and of Polyatomic Gases3. Quantisation of Balck Body Radiation4. Bose-Einstein Statistics of Light Quanta5. Einstein's Theory of Gas Degeneration6. Fermi-Dirac Statistics7. Electron Theory of Metals. Energy Distribution8. Thermionic and Photoelectric Effect in Metals9. Magnetism of the Electron Gas10. Electrical and Thermal Conductivity. ThermoelectricityCHAPTER VIII MOLECULAR STRUCTURE1. Molecular Properties as an Expression of the Distribution of Charge in the Electronic Cloud2. Experimental Determination of the Molecular Constants3. Band Spectra and the Raman Effect4. Chemical Binding. Classification of Types of Binding5. Theory of Heteropolar Ionic Binding6. Theory of Co-valency Binding7. Theory of van der Waals Forces and other Types of BindingCHAPTER IX QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS1. Introduction 2. Modes of Lattice Vibration3. Quantisation of the Lattice Vibrations4. Inelastic Scattering of Neutrons5. The Mössbauer Effect6. Electrons in a Periodic Lattice Band7. Metals and Insulators8. Metals9. Superconductivity10. Ferromagnetism11. Insulators and SemiconductorsCHAPTER X NUCLEAR PHYSICS1. The Size of the Nucleus and a-Decay2. Angular Momentum and Magnetic Moment3. The Deuteron and Nuclear Forces4. Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Saturation5. The Nuclear Shell Model6. The Nuclear Collective Model7. ß-Decay and K-Capture8. Nuclear Electromagnetic Interactions9. "The Drop Model, Nuclear Reactions and Fission " Conclusion by M. BornAPPENDICESI. Evaluation of Some Integrals Connected with the Kinetic Theory of GasesII. "Heat Conduction, Viscosity, and Diffusion"III. Van der Waals' Equation of StateIV. The Mean Square DeviationV. Theory of RelativityVI. Electron TheoryVII. The Theorem of the Inertia of EnergyVIII. Calculation of the Coefficient of Scattering for Radiation by a Free ParticleIX. Rutherford's Scattering Formula for a-raysX. The Compton EffectXI. Phase Velocity and Group VelocityXII. Elementary Derivation of Heisenberg's Uncertainty RelationXIII. Hamiltonian Theory and Action VariablesXIV. Quantisation of the Elliptic Orbits in Bohr's TheoryXV. The Oscillator according to Matrix MechanicsXVI. The Oscillator according to Wave MechanicsXVII. The Vibrations of a Circular MembraneXVIII. Solution of Schrödinger's Equation for the Kepler (Central Force) ProblemXIX. The Orbital Angular MomentumXX. Deduction of Rutherford's Scattering Formula by Wave MechanicsXXI. Deduction of the Selection Rules for Electric Dipole RadiationXXII. Anomalous Zeeman Effect of the D Lines of SodiumXXIII. Enumeration of the Terms in the Case of Two p-ElectronsXXIV. Atomic Form FactorXXV. The Formalism of Quantum MechanicsXXVI. General Proof of the Uncertainty RelationXXVII. Transition ProbabilitiesXXVIII. Quantum Theory of Emission of RadiationXXIX. The Electrostatic Energy of NucleiXXX. Theory of a-DisintegrationXXXI. The Ground State of the DeuteronXXXII. Meson TheoryXXXIII. The Stefan-Boltzmann Law and Wien's Displacement LawXXXIV. Absorption by an OscillatorXXXV. Temperature and Entropy in Quantum StatisticsXXXVI. Thermionic Emission of ElectronsXXXVII. Temperature Variation of ParamagnetismXXXVIII. Theory of Co-valency BindingXXXIX. Time-independnet Perturbation Theory for Non-degenerate StatesXL. Theory of the van der Waals ForcesXLI. The Modes of Vibration of a Linear Monatomic ChainBibliographyIndex