Lecture Notes
Variations and Vibrations
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Lecture presentation on vector space, eigenvalues and eigenstates as a linear algebra problem, the variational principle, atomic units, the Hamiltonian for a molecular system, bonding and antibonding states, potential energy surface of a molecule, vibrations at equilibrium, and the quantum harmonic oscillator.
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Variations and Vibrations
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2007
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