15: Spectroscopy
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The tools of time-dependent perturbation theory can be applied to transitions among electronic, vibrational, and rotational states of molecules.
Thumbnail: Analysis of white light by dispersing it with a prism is an example of spectroscopy. Image used with permission (CC BY-SA 3.0; D-Kuru).
Contributors and Attributions
Jack Simons (Henry Eyring Scientist and Professor of Chemistry, U. Utah) Telluride Schools on Theoretical Chemistry and Jeff A. Nichols (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)