TY - BOOK AU - Bransden, B. H. AU - Joachain, C. J. TI - Physics of atoms and molecules SN - 9788177582796 U1 - 539.7 PY - 2003/// CY - New Delhi PB - Pearson KW - Atoms KW - Molecules N1 - 1. Electrons, photons and atoms. 2. The elements of quantum mechanics. 3. One-electron atoms. 4. Interaction of one-electron atoms with electomagnetic radiation. 5. One-electron atoms: fine structure and hyperfine structure. 6. Interaction of one-electron atoms with external electric and magnetic fields. 7. Two-electron atoms. 8. Many-electron atoms. 9. Interaction of many-electron atoms with electromagnetic radiation and with static electric and magnetic fields. 10. Molecular structure. 11. Molecular spectra. 12. Atomic collisions: basic concepts and potential scattering. 13. Electron-atom collisions and atomic photoionisation. 14. Atom-atom collisions. 15. Masers, lasers and their interaction with atoms and molecules. 16. Further developments and applications of atomic and molecular physics. 17. Appendices ER -