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Classical Mechanics | |
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Newtonian Mechanics | |
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Hamiltonian Mechanics | |
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The Harmonic Oscillator | |
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Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics | |
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The de Broglie Relationship | |
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Accounting for Wave Character in Mechanical Systems | |
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The Born Interpretation | |
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Particle-in-a-Box | |
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Hermitian Operators | |
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Operators and Expectation Values | |
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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle | |
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Particle in a Three-Dimensional Box and Degeneracy | |
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Rotational Motion | |
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Particle-on-a-Ring | |
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Particle-on-a-Sphere | |
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Techniques of Approximation | |
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Variation Theory | |
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Time-Independent Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory | |
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Time-Independent Degenerate Perturbation Theory | |
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Particles Encountering a Finite Potential Energy | |
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Harmonic Oscillator | |
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Tunneling, Transmission, and Reflection | |
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Vibrational/Rotational Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules | |
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Fundamentals of Spectroscopy | |
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Rigid Rotor Harmonic Oscillator Approximation (RRHO) | |
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Vibrational Anharmonicity | |
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Centrifugal Distortion | |
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Vibration-Rotation Coupling | |
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Spectroscopic Constants from Vibrational Spectra | |
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Time Dependence and Selection Rules | |
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Vibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy of Polyatomic Molecules | |
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Rotational Spectroscopy of Linear Polyatomic Molecules | |
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Rotational Spectroscopy of Non-Linear Polyatomic Molecules | |
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Infrared Spectroscopy of Polyatomic Molecules | |
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Atomic Structure and Spectra | |
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One-Electron Systems | |
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The Helium Atom | |
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Electron Spin | |
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Complex Atoms | |
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Spin-Orbit Interaction | |
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Selection Rules and Atomic Spectra | |
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Methods of Molecular Electronic Structure Computations | |
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The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation | |
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The H[subscript 2 superscript +] Molecule | |
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Molecular Mechanics Methods | |
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Ab Initio Methods | |
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Semi-Empirical Methods | |
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Density Functional Methods | |
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Computational Strategies | |
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Table of Physical Constants | |
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Table of Energy Conversion Factors | |
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Table of Common Operators | |
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Index | |