Download or read book Introduction to the Theory of X-Ray and Electronic Spectra of Free Atoms written by Romas Karazija and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering both theory and applications, this important work provides a comprehensive introduction to the modern theory of X-ray and electronic spectra of free atoms. Romas Karazija discusses methods of angular momenta, irreducible tensorial operators, and coefficients of fractional parentage and their use in determining cross sections and probabilities of elementary processes. In addition, Karazija addresses the structure of electronic shells with inner vacancies and many-body effects.