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Spectroscopy Is Applied Quantum Mechanics. Part 4: Ideal Systems, David W. Ball
Spectroscopy Is Applied Quantum Mechanics. Part 4: Ideal Systems, David W. Ball
Chemistry Faculty Publications
The article features the last and fourth part of the lecture series about the application of quantum mechanics to spectroscopy. It examines ideal systems with wave functions that can be derived from the Schroedinger equation. It likewise follows discourse for failings of classical mechanics, the quantum hypothesis, and the emergence of a new theory called quantum mechanics.
Spectroscopy Is Applied Quantum Mechanics. Part 3: Introduction To Quantum Mechanics, David W. Ball
Spectroscopy Is Applied Quantum Mechanics. Part 3: Introduction To Quantum Mechanics, David W. Ball
Chemistry Faculty Publications
The article discusses the pioneering work of Erwin Schrödinger on wave mechanics that forms the basis of modern understanding in subatomic behavior. Schrödinger introduced a second-order differential equation that had to be solved to explain the nature of the hydrogen atom. He also demonstrated that the matrix mechanics of Heisenberg and Born were mathematically equivalent and developed the concept of perturbation theory to explain the Stark effect.