Reed B. The Bohr Atom. A guide 2020

Textbook in PDF format

All students of physics encounter the Bohr model of the atom. However, it is often covered quickly in order that curricula can progress to wave mechanics. This book gives students and instructors a fuller exploration to Bohr’s model. Topics covered include the historical background to the model, Bohr’s approach to his original derivation, and corollary issues such as the role of angular momentum in the theory, ionized helium, the correspondence principle, the fine-structure constant, de Broglie matter-waves, application of the theory to the diatomic hydrogen molecule, and the magnetic field created by the orbiting electron. It also includes student exercises, a bibliography, a list of important physical constants, and a survey of Bohr’s subsequent life and career.
Key Features
Provides a full historical background to Bohr’s model, a detailed derivation, and corollary calculations associated with the model
Serves as a supplementary text to undergraduate physics courses
Contains exercises, and a list of important physical constants
Preliminaries
The Bohr model I: hydrogenic atoms
The Bohr model II: corollaries
Miscellaneous topics
The 1930s, World War II, fission, the bomb, and politics