Key Terms and Index
Index
Index
Symbols
αα-particles 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
A
absorber 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
absorption spectrum 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
angular momentum orbital quantum number 4.1 The Hydrogen Atom
angular momentum projection quantum number 4.1 The Hydrogen Atom
anti-symmetric function 3.1 Wave Functions
atomic orbital 4.1 The Hydrogen Atom
B
Balmer formula 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Balmer series 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Betelgeuse 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
blackbody 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
blackbody radiation 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
Blu-Ray player 4.6 Lasers
Bohr magneton 4.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron
Bohr model 4.1 The Hydrogen Atom
Bohr radius of hydrogen 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Bohr’s model of the hydrogen atom 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Born interpretation 3.1 Wave Functions
Brackett series 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
braking radiation 4.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays
C
CD player 4.6 Lasers
chemical group 4.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
complex function 3.1 Wave Functions
Compton 2.3 The Compton Effect
Compton effect 2.3 The Compton Effect
Compton shift 2.3 The Compton Effect
Compton wavelength 2.3 The Compton Effect
Copenhagen interpretation 3.1 Wave Functions
covalent bond 4.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
cut-off frequency 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
cut-off wavelength 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
D
Davisson 2.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves
Davisson–Germer experiment 2.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves
de Broglie 2.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves
de Broglie wave 2.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves
de Broglie’s hypothesis of matter waves 2.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves
double-slit interference experiment 2.6 Wave-Particle Duality
E
Einstein 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
electron configuration 4.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
electron microscopy 2.6 Wave-Particle Duality
emission spectrum 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
emitter 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
energy levels 3.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box
energy of a photon 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
energy quantum number 3.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box
energy spectrum of hydrogen 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
energy-time uncertainty principle 3.2 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
even function 3.1 Wave Functions
excited energy states of a hydrogen atom 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
expectation value 3.1 Wave Functions
F
fine structure 4.3 Electron Spin
first postulate 1.1 Invariance of Physical Laws
Fluorescence 4.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays
Fraunhofer 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Fraunhofer lines 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
G
Galilean relativity 1.1 Invariance of Physical Laws
Galilean transformation 1.5 The Lorentz Transformation
ground state 4.1 The Hydrogen Atom
ground state energy 3.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box
ground state energy of the hydrogen atom 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
group velocity 2.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves
H
Heisenberg 2.6 Wave-Particle Duality
Heisenberg uncertainty principle 2.6 Wave-Particle Duality
Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle 3.2 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Hermite polynomial 3.5 The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
Humphreys series 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Hydrogen-like ions 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
hyperfine structure 4.3 Electron Spin
I
imaginary number 3.3 The Schrӧdinger Equation
inelastic scattering 2.3 The Compton Effect
inertial frame of reference 1.1 Invariance of Physical Laws
infinite square well 3.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box
ionization energy 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
ionization limit of the hydrogen atom 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
J
K
L
laser 4.6 Lasers
Length contraction 1.4 Length Contraction
light cone 1.5 The Lorentz Transformation
Lorentz factor 1.3 Time Dilation
Lorentz transformation 1.5 The Lorentz Transformation
Lyman series 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
M
magnetic orbital quantum number 4.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron
metastable state 4.6 Lasers
Michelson-Morley experiment 1.1 Invariance of Physical Laws
momentum operator 3.1 Wave Functions
monochromatic 4.6 Lasers
Moseley plot 4.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays
Moseley’s law 4.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays
muons 1.3 Time Dilation
N
normalization 4.1 The Hydrogen Atom
normalization condition 3.1 Wave Functions
nuclear model of the atom 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
O
odd function 3.1 Wave Functions
orbital magnetic dipole moment 4.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron
P
Paschen series 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Pauli’s exclusion principle 4.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
periodic table 4.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
Pfund series 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
photocurrent 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
photoelectric effect 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
photoelectrode 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
photoelectrons 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
photon 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
Planck 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
Planck’s constant 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
Planck’s hypothesis of energy quanta 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
population inversion 4.6 Lasers
position operator 3.1 Wave Functions
postulates of Bohr’s model 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
potential barrier 3.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
power intensity 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
probability density 3.1 Wave Functions
propagation vector 2.3 The Compton Effect
Proper length 1.4 Length Contraction
proper time 1.3 Time Dilation
Q
quantized energies 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
quantum phenomenon 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
quantum state of a Planck oscillator 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
quantum tunneling 3.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
qubit 3.1 Wave Functions
R
radial probability density function 4.1 The Hydrogen Atom
radioactive decay 3.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
Rayleigh–Jeans law 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
reduced Planck’s constant 2.3 The Compton Effect
Relativistic kinetic energy 1.9 Relativistic Energy
Relativistic momentum 1.8 Relativistic Momentum
relativistic velocity addition 1.6 Relativistic Velocity Transformation
resonant tunneling 3.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
resonant-tunneling diode 3.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
Rest energy 1.9 Relativistic Energy
rest frame 1.1 Invariance of Physical Laws
rest mass 1.8 Relativistic Momentum
Rigel 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
Rutherford 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Rutherford gold foil experiment 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Rydberg constant for hydrogen 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Rydberg formula 2.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
S
scanning electron microscope (SEM) 2.6 Wave-Particle Duality
scanning tunneling microscope (STM) 3.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
scattering angle 2.3 The Compton Effect
Schrödinger 2.6 Wave-Particle Duality
Schrödinger’s cat 3.1 Wave Functions
Schrödinger’s equation 4.1 The Hydrogen Atom
Schrӧdinger’s time-dependent equation 3.3 The Schrӧdinger Equation
Schrӧdinger’s time-independent equation 3.3 The Schrӧdinger Equation
second postulate of special relativity 1.1 Invariance of Physical Laws
selection rules 4.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays
space-time 1.5 The Lorentz Transformation
special theory of relativity 1.1 Invariance of Physical Laws
spectroscopic notation 4.1 The Hydrogen Atom
spin projection quantum number 4.3 Electron Spin
spin quantum number 4.3 Electron Spin
spin-flip transitions 4.3 Electron Spin
spin-orbit coupling 4.3 Electron Spin
standing wave state 3.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box
state reduction 3.1 Wave Functions
stationary state 3.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box
Stefan–Boltzmann constant 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
Stefan’s law 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
Stern-Gerlach experiment 4.3 Electron Spin
stimulated emission 4.6 Lasers
stopping potential 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
T
thought experiment 1.2 Relativity of Simultaneity
Time dilation 1.3 Time Dilation
time-modulation factor 3.3 The Schrӧdinger Equation
Tonomura 2.6 Wave-Particle Duality
Total energy 1.9 Relativistic Energy
transition metal 4.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
transmission electron microscope (TEM) 2.6 Wave-Particle Duality
transmission probability 3.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
tunneling probability 3.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
two-slit interference 3.1 Wave Functions
U
ultraviolet catastrophe 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
V
valence electron 4.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
W
wave function 3.1 Wave Functions
wave function collapse 3.1 Wave Functions
wave number 2.3 The Compton Effect
wave quantum mechanics 2.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves
wave-particle duality 2.6 Wave-Particle Duality
Wien’s displacement law 2.1 Blackbody Radiation
work function 2.2 Photoelectric Effect
world line 1.5 The Lorentz Transformation
X
Y
Z
Zeeman effect 4.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron
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