Many-Body Atomic Physics [Paperback]

A survey of modern many-body atomic physics reviewing the development and modern applications.A survey of modern many-body atomic physics reviewing the development and modern applications of many-body perturbation theory, photoionization processes and atomic scattering. This coherent and carefully edited volume has been prepared by leading atomic physicists as a tribute to Hugh Kelly, one of the pioneers of many-body theory.A survey of modern many-body atomic physics reviewing the development and modern applications of many-body perturbation theory, photoionization processes and atomic scattering. This coherent and carefully edited volume has been prepared by leading atomic physicists as a tribute to Hugh Kelly, one of the pioneers of many-body theory.This book is a survey of the field of many-body atomic physics. The contributions encompass three major areas of study--atomic structure, atomic photoionization, and electron-atom collisions--and deal with the historical development of many-body theory, theoretical considerations, and applications. It will be a suitable introduction to the field for graduate students and researchers in atomic physics and quantum chemistry.Preface; Contributors; Introduction; Part I. Atomic Structure: 1. Development of atomic many-body theory Ingvar Lindgren; 2. Relativistic MBPT for highly charged ions W. R. Johnson; 3. Parity nonconservation in atoms S. A. Blundell, W. R. Johnson, and J. Sapirstein; Part II. Photoionization of Atoms: 4. Single photoionization processes J. J. Boyle, and M. D. Kutzner; 5. Photoionization dominated by double excitation T. N. Chang; 6. Direct double photoionization in atoms Z. W. Liu; 7. Photoelectron angular distributions Steven T. Manson; Part III. A. Atomic Scattering - General Considerations: 8. The many-body approach to electron-atom collisions M. Ya Amusia; 9. Theoretical aspects of electron impact ionization P. L. Altick; Part III. B. Atomic Scattering - Low-Order Applications: 10. Perturbation slƒÁ