Molecular physics: theoretical principles and experimental methods

Abstract

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Molecules Electronic States. 3. Rotation, Vibration, and Potential Curves of Diatomic Molecules. 4. Spectra of Diatomic Molecules. 5. Molecule Symmetries and Group Theory. 6. Rotation and Vibrations of Polyatomic Molecules. 7. Electronic States of Polyatomic Molecules. 8. Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules. 9. Breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer-Approximation, Perturbations in Molecular Spectra. 10. Molecules in External Fields. 11. Van der Waals Molecules and Clusters. 12. Experimental Techniques in Molecular Physics. Appendix: Charcter Tables of Some Point Groups. Bibliography. Index.