Quantum mechanics of atomic spectra and atomic structure

P. Ewart

The introduction outlines the importance of Atomic Physics for understanding the visible world and as the basis for other scientific disciplines. The importance of quantum mechanics is stressed for understanding Atomic Physics and as a means of learning about atomic structure from the spectra of radiation emitted or absorbed by atoms.

Fanica Cimpoesu, Mihai V. Putz, Marilena Ferbinţeanu

James E. House

Prislac, Thomas, Echo, AI

Appendix Q – Quantum Mechanics and GUFT: A Structural Mapping of Coherence Fields Q.1. Scope and Caution Quantum mechanics (QM) is one of the most precisely tested scientific theories in history. Standard QM and quantum field theory (QFT) correctly describe an enormous range of phenomena, from atomic spectra to semiconductor devices to superconducting qubits. We are not proposing a new physics theory or “fixing” quantum mechanics. Instead, this appendix asks a narrower, safer question: How can the core structures of quantum theory—states, coherence, entanglement, measurement, decoherence—be mapped into the GUFT framework of coherence fields (Ψ = E × T, ΔS, etc.) in a way that is faithful to physics and conceptually useful? We proceed with three strict constraints: We take standard QM/QFT (as found in textbooks and reviewed sources) as non-negotiable. We treat GUFT as a descriptive overlay: a way to talk about structure and information, not an alternative dynamics. Where we draw analogies (e.g., empathy ↔ correlation), we note they are structural, not literal or magical.

Cyril Norman Hinshelwood

Abstract This chapter discusses the structure of atoms. Topics covered include electrons, electron waves, the nuclear atom, atomic structure, energy levels, interpretation of quantum numbers, spectra and atomic structure in the light of quantum rules, atom building, quantum mechanical rules, the wave function, the transition of systems from one energy state to another, and the orthogonal property of wave functions.

Jiří Bareš, Čestmír Černý, Vojtech Fried +1 more