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XVII.—The Energy Levels of a Rotating Vibrator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2014

Ian Sandeman
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University of St Andrews
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The energy levels of a rotating vibrator have been calculated by the late J. L. Dunham (1932). The theory of the rotating vibrator is important, because it provides a method for direct quantitative study of molecular structure from the band spectra of diatomic molecules. The purpose of this paper is to extend Dunham's results and to express them in a form more convenient for numerical calculation.

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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1940

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