The physics of atoms and quanta

Hermann Haken, Hans C. Wolf, W.D. Brewer9783540672746, 3540672745, 3540208070

The Physics of Atoms and Quanta is a thorough introduction to experiments and theory in this field. Every classical and modern aspect is covered and discussed in detail. As this text ends with the fundamentals of classical bonding, it leads into the second and more advanced book by the same authors entitled “Molecular Physics and Elements of Quantum Chemistry”. This 6th edition includes new developments, such as new experiments on quantum entanglement, the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradoxon, Bell’s inequality, Schr?dinger’s cat, and decoherence; the quantum computer, quantum information, Bose-Einstein-Condensation, and the atom laser are also discussed. Here, the student will find 170 problems and their solutions, which make this book a real study text.
FROM THE REVIEWS
JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY “This reviewer is most happy with the quantum mechanics part, which is very clear and explicit. Typical examples are the Dirac equation and the Hartree-Fock method. The text is in no way redundant to proper quantum physics textbooks, but more convenient and clear to read for students, especially if they have no ambitions in theoretical physics. On the other hand, the treatment is much more profound than in experimental physics textbooks such as Gerthsen . . . The book is well written and clear . . . The present edition is already very well suited for undergraduate courses in physics and chemistry. Especially for the latter group it is important that exactly the right amount of mathematical overhead is included, and that the theoretical background for many applications is explained in a more profound and concise way than in many texts specialized on one application only. Very helpful also for lectures are the exercises with (brief) solutions.”