PhCh 315 Molecular Physics
Contents The course aims to provide the student with a knowledge of the quantum-mechanical description of the structure and internal dynamics of molecules and covers the following topics.
- The basic concepts used in the microscopic description of chemical phenomena, the quantum-mechanical description of an isolated molecule and the interaction between a molecule and electromagnetic radiation.
- The most important approximations, including the splitting of the Schrödinger equation into translational, rotational, vibrational and electronic parts.
- Infra-red and ultra-violet spectroscopy, with emphasis on the structure of rotation-vibration spectra.
- The molecular-orbital model for chemical bonding and many-electron calculations based on the superposition of configurations, with a view to the understanding of ultra-violet spectra and chemical reactions.
- Group theory and group representations, and their use in simplifying quantum-mechanical calculations and problems in molecular spectroscopy.
Text-books
P.W.Atkins, M.S.Child and C.S.G.Philips: Tables for group theory, Oxford University Press
E Dalgaard: Elementær kvantekemi, Aarhus Universitetsforlag 1991
Notes
Evaluation
1 oral examination (13 scale)
ECTS-credits
10
Semester
Fall