Angular Momentum Theory for Diatomic Molecules

Judd, Brian R

ISBN 10: 0123919509 / ISBN 13: 9780123919502

Published by Academic Press, 1975

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[Personal copy of Brian R. Judd.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. x, 238 pages, diagrams, 24 cm. Related ephemera included: Review of book glued to verso and letter from someone within the Department of Chemistry at The University Southampton. "This book develops the quantum theory of angular momentum, and then applies it toward reformulating and simplifying the analysis of the properties of rotating diatomic molecules. In particular, it demonstrates the power and conciseness of the tensorial methods." Brian R. Judd is the Gerhard H. Dieke Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Judd's books include Operator Techniques in Atomic Spectroscopy, published by McGraw-Hill in 1963 and reprinted by Princeton University Press in 1998, Second Quantization and Atomic Spectroscopy, published by Johns Hopkins in 1967, Topics in Atomic and Nuclear Theory (with J. P. Elliott), published by Caxton Press in 1971, and Angular Momentum Theory for Diatomic Molecules, published by Academic Press in 1975. Judd is an Honorary Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford University, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Angular Momentum Theory for Diatomic Molecules
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123919509
• ISBN 13: 9780123919502
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 18 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science, Math, Space and Engineering

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Synopsis

Angular Momentum Theory for Diatomic Molecules focuses on the application of angular momentum theory in describing the complex dynamical processes in molecules. The manuscript first offers information on tensor algebra and rotation group. Discussions focus on commutation relations, spherical and double tensors, rotations, coupling, reduced matrix elements, quaternions, combination theorem for Gegenbauer polynomials, and combination theorems for spherical harmonics. The book then takes a look at R(4) in physical systems and hydrogen molecular ion, including rigid rotator, reversed angular momentum, reduced matrix elements, spheroidal coordinates, and hydrogen atom in spheroidal coordinates. The publication examines expansions and free diatomic molecules. Topics include angular momentum, molecular frame, primitive energy spectrum, rotating oscillator and hydrogen atom, expressions for electric potentials, delta functions, and Neumann expansion. The manuscript also considers external fields and perturbations. The text is a dependable reference for readers interested in the application of angular momentum theory in identifying the dynamical processes going on in molecules.