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Quantum theory and molecular structure
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An attempt is made to refine the classical concept of molecular structure in the light of quantum theory. It is argued that a definite molecular structure can only be associated with quantum states that are intrinsically time-dependent and therefore need not manifest the full symmetry implied by the relativity principle; conversely if a molecule is definitely observed in an eigenstate of its associated molecular Schrödinger equation, a molecular structure description is inappropriate. The theme of the article is illustrated with examples drawn from spectroscopy, dielectric phenomena, electron scattering, stereoisomerism and optical activity.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Woolley, R. G.
- Venue
- Advances in Physics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1976-01
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 27-52
- ISSN
- 0001-8732 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-6976
- OpenAlex
- W2017797835
- Cited by
- 277
- References
- 40
- FWCI
- 4.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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