Table of Contents

1. Pre-quantum mechanical developments; 2. Principles of quantum mechanics; 3. Angular momentum; 4. Central-field approximation; 5. Racah methods; 6. Group-theoretical methods; 7. Applications of group theory; 8. Self-consistent fields: Hartree-Fock theory; Thomas-Fermi model; 9. Configuration structure; Appendices.

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The late Professor Condon and Halis Odabşi collaborate to produce an integrated account of the electron structure of atoms.