Quantum Mechanical Foundations of Molecular Spectroscopy

Preface xi

Introduction xv

1 Transition from Classical Physics to Quantum Mechanics 1

1.1 Description of Light as an Electromagnetic Wave 2

1.2 Blackbody Radiation 3

1.3 The Photoelectric Effect 5

1.4 Hydrogen Atom Absorption and Emission Spectra 7

1.5 Molecular Spectroscopy 10

1.6 Summary 12

References 12

Problems 12<...