Kategoria BISAC: Science >> Physics - Atomic & Molecular

Relativistic quantum electrodynamics, which describes the electromagneticinteractions of electrons and atomic nuclei, provides the basis for modeling the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids and of their interactions with photons and other projectiles. The theory underlying the widely used GRASP relativistic atomic structure program, the DARC electron-atom scattering code and the new BERTHA relativistic molecular structure program is presented in depth, together with computational aspects relevant to practical calculations. Along with an understanding of the physics and...

This is the first comprehensive treatment of the interactions of atoms and molecules with charged particles, photons and laser fields. Addressing the subject from a unified viewpoint, the volume reflects our present understanding of many-particle dynamics in rearrangement and fragmentation reactions.

The chapters provide in-depth reviews covering precision measurements, accurate calculations, fundamental constants, frequency standards, and tests of fundamental theory. The latest progress in each of these areas is also described for the specialist. The topics selected for this book are largely complementary to those of the earlier related volume, LNP 570.

Design of new molecular materials is emerging as a new interdisciplinary research field. Corresponding reports are scattered in literature, and this book constitutes one of the first attempts to overview ongoing research efforts. It provides basic information, as well as the details of theory and examples of its application, to experimentalists and theoreticians interested in modeling molecular properties and putting into practice rational design of new materials.

Fur Studierende der Physik im Hauptstudium ist das Buch ein Begleittext zu Vorlesungen uber Atom-, Molekul-, Kern- und Elementarteilchenphysik; hier sind die experimentellen Aspekte starker berucksichtigt als in den haufig theoriebetonten Vorlesungen. Weil die genannten Vorlesungen in der Regel "Wahlpflichtfacher" sind, von denen meist nur zwei gewahlt werden, bestehen am Ende des Studiums Wissenslucken, die mit Hilfe dieses Lehrbuchs im Selbststudium geschlossen werden konnen. Fur Doktoranden bietet es eine kompetente Heranfuhrung an die Fachliteratur. Daruber hinaus wendet sich das Buch...