Selected Scientific Papers of E.U. Condon, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991

E.U. Condon's major contributions were in atomic and molecular physics and spectroscopy; his book with G.H. Shortley on The Theory of Atomic Spectra dominated the field of spectroscopy for half a century and remains an invaluable reference. He also played an important role in the institutions of American science. He served for many years as the editor of Reviews of Modern Physics, and with Hugh Odishaw he edited the still widely used Handbook of Physics. After World War II, Condon became director of the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST), and helped to make it one of the premier research laboratories in the physical sciences in the world. The Selected Scientific Papers reprint many of the most important contributions Condon made to atomic physics, quantum theory, nuclear physics, condensed-matter physics and other fields. The Selected Popular Writings contain articles he wrote on technical topics for such journals as The American Journal of Physics, Science, and Nature, as well as reflections on education, UFO's, and other topics.

“A Theory of Intensity Distribution in Band Systems”.- “Mean Free Paths in a Gas Whose Molecules are Attracting Rigid Elastic Spheres”.- “Coupling of Electronic and Nuclear Motions in Diatomic Molecules”.- “Wave Mechanics and the Normal State of the Hydrogen Molecule”.- “The Zeeman Effect of the Symmetrical Top According to Wave Mechanics”.- “The Physical Pendulum in Quantum Mechanics”.- “Wave Mechanics and Radioactive Disintegration”.- “Nuclear Motions Associated With Electron Transitions in Diatomic Molecules.- “Quantum Mechanics of Momentum Space”.- “The Critical Potentials of Molecular Hydrogen”.- “Quantum Mechanics and Radioactive Disintegration”.- “Remarks on Uncertainty Principles”.- “An Interpretation of Pauli’s Exclusion Principle”.- “Predissociation of Diatomic Molecules from High Rotational States”.- “Singlet-Triplet Interval Ratios in sp, sd, sf, p5s and d9s Configurations”.- “The Theory of Complex Spectra”.- “The Theory of Complex Spectra II”.- “Quantum Mechanics of Collision Processes”.- “The Spin of the Neutron”.- “Notes on the Stark Effect”.- “Relative Multiplet Transition Probabilities from Spectroscopic Stability”.- “The Energy Distribution of Neutrons Slowed by Elastic Impacts”.- “Note on Electron-Neutron Interaction”.- “The Photoelectric Effect of the Deuteron”.- “On Nuclear Forces”.- “Theory of Scattering of Protons by Protons”.- “Vibration Spectra and Molecular Structure”.- “Ionization and Dissociation of Molecules by Electron Impact”.- “Theories of Optical Rotatory Power”.- “One-Electron Rotatory Power”.- “The Theory of Nuclear Structure”.- “Note on the External Photoelectric Effect of Semi-Conductors”.- “Electronic Generation of Electromagnetic Oscillations”.- “Forced Oscillations in Cavity Resonators”.- “Principles of Micro-Wave Radio”.- “Detection of Metastable Ions With the Mass Spectrometer”.- “Metastable Ions Formed by Electron Impact in Hydrocarbon Gases”.- “The Franck-Condon Principle and Related Topics”.- “Investigation of the Attractive Forces Between the Persistent Currents in a Superconductor and the Lattice”.- “Superconductivity and the Bohr Magneton”.- “Physics of the Glassy State I: Constitution and Structure”.- “Physics of the Glassy State II: The Transformation Range”.- “Physics of the Glassy State III: Strength of Glass”.- “Physics of the Glassy State IV: Radiation-Sensitive Glasses”.- “Intensity-Dependent Absorption of Light”.- “Spin-Orbit Interaction In Self-Consistent Fields”.- “Self-Consistent Field Calculations of the 1s22s22p3p Configuration in the Carbon Isoelectronic Sequence”.