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Zur Quantentheorie der Molekeln

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Annalen der Physik, 389 (20): 457--484 (1927)PDF of an english translation by S.M. Blinder is available..
DOI: 10.1002/andp.19273892002

Abstract

It will be shown that the familiar components of the terms of a molecule; the energy of electronic motion, of the nuclear vibration and of the rotation, correspond systematically to the terms of a power series in the fourth root of the ratio of electron mass to (average) nuclear mass. The treatment yields among other things an equation for the rotation, which represents a generalization of the treatment of Kramers and Pauli (top with built-in fly-wheel). Furthermore, there appears a justification of the considerations of Franck and Condon on the intensity of band lines. The relationships are illustrated for the diatomic molecule.

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