Physics 554
Fundamentals of Atomic Physics --- Spring 2001
Annotated Bibliography
You should find
the following references helpful. A broad spectrum of books exists
on the subject of quantum mechanics; I have attempted to sort them
by their level of exposition. Items marked by an * have been placed
on reserve in the Chem-Phys Library. Note that copies of the course
textbooks (Gasiorowicz and Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu, Lalo\"e, v.1 and 2)
have been placed
on reserve as well.
Books on
Atomic and Molecular Physics
*J. C. Slater,
Quantum Theory of Atomic Structure, v. I and II.
A comprehensive, lucid treatment of many of the topics
to be discussed in this course. A classic text.
E.U. Condon and G.H. Shortley,
The Theory of Atomic Spectra.
G. Herzberg,
Atomic Spectra and Atomic Structure
*G. Herzberg,
Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure: (v.I) Spectra of Diatomic
Molecules
Herzberg, although trained as a physicist, won the Nobel
Prize in Chemistry in 1971 for his contributions to the
development of spectroscopy. Herzberg wrote a series
of textbooks on spectroscopy, and they are now classics.
*H.A. Bethe and Salpeter,
Quantum Mechanics of One and Two-Electron
Atoms.
Books on Quantum Mechanics
Elementary Texts
The material in these texts could have been covered, in part, in Phy 361,
Modern Physics, or in Phy 308, Optics.
*R.P. Feynman, R. Leighton, and D. Sands, The Feynman Lectures on
Physics, v. III.
Weisskopf once remarked that "Physics is simple, but subtle."
The Feynman lectures are simple yet do not lack in subtlety.
*A.P. French and E.F. Taylor, An Introduction to Quantum Physics.
Features an expanded presentation of the material in the early
chapters of Gasiorowicz.
S. Tomonaga, The Story of Spin.
Largely qualitative lectures on how spin ``spins,''
detailing the historical development of the notion
of spin in quantum mechanics.
Tomonaga shared the 1965 Nobel prize in physics w/
Feynman and Schwinger for his contributions to
quantum electrodynamics.
R. Harris, Nonclassical Physics.
This is the textbook used in the last few offerings of
Phy 361.
A.B. Pippard, The Physics of Vibration.
Introductory Texts
*S. Gasiorowicz, Quantum Physics, 2nd ed.
D. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics.
The ``other'' undergraduate quantum mechanics textbook.
*R.H. Dicke and J.P. Wittke, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics.
R.L. Liboff, Introductory Quantum Mechanics.
*L. Pauling and R. Wilson, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics.
Many of the examples, rarely found elsewhere, are taken from chemistry.
A. Migdal,
Qualitative Methods in Quantum Theory.
More Advanced Texts
*C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, and F. Lalo\"e (CTDL),
Quantum Mechanics, v. I and II.
*A. Messiah, Quantum Mechanics, v. I and II
A classic. Newly offered by Dover in a single-volume format for
only $34.95 (new!). Tougher going than CTDL.
*L.I. Schiff, Quantum Mechanics.
D. Bohm, Quantum Theory.
G. Baym, Lectures on Quantum Mechanics.
*L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Quantum Mechanics, 2nd ed.
H.A. Bethe and R. Jackiw,
Intermediate Quantum Mechanics, 2nd ed.
*A.R. Edmonds,
Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics.
*M. Rose,
Elementary Theory of Angular Momentum.
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