This revised edition comprises of the three volumes: Atomic. Molecular, and Nuclear Physics:CHAPTER 1: electric Discharge through GasesElectric Discharge under normal gas pressureElectric Discharge under Low Gas PressureCathode raysPositive raysx-raysChapter 2: The ElectronCharge to mass ratio (e/m)Charge of the electronMass of the electronRadius of the electronChapter 3: THE ELECTRON THEORYELECTRICAL CONDUCTION IN METALSTHERMAL CONDUCTIVITYTHERMOELECTRIC EFFECTSMAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALSTheoretical investigationsZEEMAN EFFECTCRITICISM OF THE ELECTRON THEORYMajor applications of ELECTRON emissionCHAPTER 4: Positive RaysTHOMSON'S PARABOLA METHOD OF POSITIVE RAY ANALYSISASTON'S MASS SPECTROGRAPHDEMPSTER'S MASS SPECTROGPAPHBAINBRIDGE'S MASS SPECTROGRAPHNIER'S MASS SPECTROGRAPHBAINBRIDGE AND JORDAN DOUBLE-FOCUSSING MASS SPECTROGRAPHTHE ISOTOPIC CONSTITUTION OF ELEMENTSCHAPTER 5: X-RaysPRODUCTION AND DETECTION OF X-RAYSThe betatronThe ionizing power of X-raysEXPERIMENT OF LAUE, FRIEDRICH AND KNIPPINGEXPERIMENTAL METHODS OF MEASURING μ FOR X-RAYSCRYSTAL X-RAY SPECTROMETERTHE STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALSCHAPTER 6: RadioactivityALPHA RAYSBETA-RAYSGAMMA-RAYSUSES OF RADIOACTIVITYCHAPTER 7 : The Theory of RelativityMICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENTTROUTON-NOBLE EXPERIMENTEINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITYSPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY CHAPTER 8: The Quantum Theory of RadiationCLASSICAL THEORIES OF LIGHTQUANTUM THEORY OF RADIATIONThe photoelectric effectMILLIKAN'S EXPERIMENTEXPERIMENT OF MAURICE DE BROGLIEThe Compton effectCHAPTER 9: The Wave Nature of MatterDE BROGLIE'S CONCEPT OF MATTER WAVESEXPERIMENTS OF DAVISSON AND GERMEREXPERIMENTS OF G. P. THOMSONQUANTUM MECHANICSMatrices AlgebraWAVE MECHANICSPRINCIPLE OF INDETERMINACYCHAPTER 10: Quantum StatisticsPrinciples of statistical mechanicsCalculus of probabilities and its lawsCLASSICAL STATISTICSAPPLICATIONS OF THE QUANTUM STATISTICSA. Bose-Einstein statisticsB. Fermi-Dirac statisticsCRITICISM OF THE QUANTUM STATISTICSCHAPTER 11: The atomThe Atom ModelsTHOMSON ATOM MODELRUTHERFORD NUCLEAR ATOM MODELBOHR ATOM MODELVECTOR ATOM MODELOPTICAL SPECTRAZEEMAN EFFECTPASCHEN-BACK EFFECTSTARK EFFECTSTERN AND GERLACH EXPERIMENTTHE WAVE MECHANICAL ATOM MODELCHAPTER 12: Molecular SpectraVan der Waals type of bindingMolecular SpectraVan der Waals type of bindingMetallic bindingMOLECULAR SPECTRATheory of the rotation-vibration spectraTheory of the electronic band spectraPECULIARITIES OF CERTAIN BAND SPECTRAISOTOPIC EFFECT IN MOLECULAR SPECTRARAMAN EFFECTSOLID STATE SPECTROSCOPYChapter 13: Modern Problems of RadioactivityThe Nucleus of the AtomAlpha disintegrationBeta disintegrationGamma-ray emissionGAMMA RAY SPECTRANuclear energy levelsALPHA RAY SPECTRABETA RAY SPECTRACHAPTER 14: Artificial TransmutationEXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ARTIFICIAL TRANSMUTATIONSTECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING SUITABLE AGENTS OF TRANSMUTATIONVAN DE GRAAFF ELECTROSTATIC HIGH TENSION GENERATORCOCKCROFT AND WALTON TENSION MULTIPLIERRESONANCE ACCELERATOR—CYCLOTRONMAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH METHOD IONIZATION CHAMBER METHODCOUNTER METHODCLOUD CHAMBER METHODDiffusion cloud chamberCERTAIN PROMINENT TYPES OF NUCLEAR REACTIONSTHE REACTOR OR PILETHE ATOM BOMBCHAPTER 15: Cosmic RaysA. The cosmic ray ionization chamberB. The coincidence countersC. The scintillation countersD. The counter controlled cloud chamberE. The photographic emulsion methodF. The bubble chamber methodTHE ABSORPTION OF COSMIC RAYS IN MATTERMEASUREMENT OF THE ENERGY OF COSMIC RAYSPOSITRONPositroniumTHE MESOTRONClassification of the fundamental particlesCHAPTER 16: Structure and Properties of the Nucleus1. STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIA. Theories of nuclear compositionB. Nuclear Models2. SIZE OF NUCLEIA. NUCLEAR METHODSB. ELECTRIC METHODS3. NUCLEAR MASSMass defectANALYSIS OF THE HYPERFINE STRUCTURE IN ATOMIC SPECTRANuclear electric quadrupole moments