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Some observations on the theory of interchange of vibrational and translational energy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

C. Zener
Affiliation:
Wills Physical Laboratory, University of Bristol

Extract

The same perturbation method is found to be valid for a gentle mutual potential between free atom and vibrator as for an infinitely steep mutual potential, provided that the reduced mass of the system is sufficiently small.

A simplified method is discussed for the calculation of transition probabilities. This method is used to calculate the effect of a van der Waals' attractive field.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1933

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