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Radboud universityProspectusesFaculty of Science > Master Chemistry

Spectroscopy and theory of molecular vibrations and rotations 

Course ID
SM124A
Credits
5
Scheduled
Spring or Autumn in mutual agreement with student(s)
Teaching methods
  • 15 hrs lecture
  • 15 hrs problem session
Pre-requisites
quantummechanica en chemische binding 1, 2, 3.
Objectives
A deeper understanding of the relation between nuclear motion and spectra.
Contents
Subjects:
  • Spectroscopy of igid rotor and harmonic oscillator.
  • Wilson's GF method.
  • Eckart conditions and Watson's hamiltonian.
  • Extension to floppy molecules and their large amplitude motion.
Examination
mondeling tentamen.
Literature
  • D. Papousek, M.R. Aliev, Molecular vibration - rotational spectra, 1982, Elsevier.