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On the Quantum Theory of the Problem of the Two Bodies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. R. Oppenheimer
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The problem of the two bodies has been treated on the new mechanics by Dirac, Pauli, and Schrödinger, who have independently derived the Balmer terms. The present paper is an attempt at a more complete solution. In particular, formulae are derived for the line intensities of the hydrogen spectrum, for the photoelectric effect and its inverse, and for the continuous absorption spectrum in the ultraviolet and in the X-ray regions. Also the probabilities of transition, deflection and capture are computed for the collision of an electron and an ion. Numerical values are only obtained, however, for the simplest line intensities. It is hoped to treat the problem in greater detail.

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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , October 1926 , pp. 422 - 431
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1926

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