Lecture 5
Review of statistical mechanics
Ensembles
Molecular energy levels
Partition functions
Calculation of average energy
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Lecture 6
Length scales of electromagnetic radiation
Wave-like properties of electromagnetic radiation
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Lecture 7
Particle-like properties of electromagnetic radiation
Reflection and refraction
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Lecture 8
The Fresnel equations
Brewster's angle and total reflection
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Lecture 9
Electrical properties of molecules
The dielectric constant
Frequency dependence of the dielectric constant
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Lecture 10
The theory of dielectric polarization
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Lecture 11
Time dependence in quantum mechanics
Time dependent perturbation theory
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Lecture 12
The Fermi Golden Rule
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Lecture 13
Polarizability
Example: Polarizability of Diatomic Hydrogen
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Lecture 14
A two state model for transitions
The optical Bloch equations
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Lectures 15 and 16
The connection with experiment
Photon density of states
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Lecture 17
The hydrogen atom
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Lecture 18
Atomic spectroscopy
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Lecture 19
Rotational spectra
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Lecture 20
Lasers
Population Inversion
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Lecture 21
The hydrogen molecule ion
Diatomic molecules
Separation of variables
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Lecture 22
The vibrational transition moment
Normal modes of vibration
Example: diagonalization of a matrix
Example: a triatomic molecule
Normal Coordinate Analysis: A Suite of Computer Programs and Applications
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Lecture 23
The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation
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Lecture 24
The Franck-Condon Factor
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Lecture 25
Electronic Absorption and Emission Spectra
Adiabatic Potential Energy Surfaces
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Lecture 26
Lineshape functions
The analogy between optical and NMR spectroscopy
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Lecture 27
Rotational Raman
Vibrational Raman
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Lecture 28
Time-correlation function approach
Derivation of the expression for intensity
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Lecture 29
Electronic Spectroscopy
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Lecture 30
Spectroscopy of polyenes
The free electron model
Orbitals and transitions of ethylene
Orbitals and transitions of butadiene
Spectroscopy Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Orbitals of benzene
Orbitals of Zn porphine
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Lecture 31
The Wavepacket Picture
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