The Wilson Spectroscopy

Contents

                Introduction to Spectroscopy and Polarization

Formal Description of Spectroscopy

Linearly Polarized Light

Circularly Polarized Light

                Light Absorption

Particle-Wave Duality in Spectroscopy

The Beer-Lambert Law

The Theory of Light Absorption

Light Absorption in the Real World

                Molecular Wavefunction

Description of the Molecular Wavefunction

          Born-Oppenheimer Approximation
         The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation in Action

                Relating Spectroscopy to the Wavefunction

Relation of Electronic to Vibrational States

          Electronic States in Spectroscopy
          An Example: Ozone
          How Vibronic Transitions Give Absorption Spectra

                Spectroscopic Effects

          Environmental Effects on Spectroscopy
         An Example: Retinal

                Types of Spectroscopy

Chirality

          Optical Rotary Dispersion (ORD)
          Raman Spectroscopy

                Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

Introduction

         Nuclear Spin and Magnetic Moments
         Effects of Magnetic Fields
         Energy Levels and Splitting
        Classical Description of NMR
        Quantum Mechanical Description of NMR 

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