Photochemical Processes

  • P. W. Atkins
Part of the Nato Advanced Study Institutes Series book series (ASIC, volume 34)

Abstract

A simple account of the description of some basic photochemical processes is presented. The contents are (1) a general outline of nonradiative processes, (2) the relation of irreversible decay to the strength of the perturbation and the density of final states using the Bixon-Jortner model, (3) an outline of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation and its role in internal conversion, and (4) an account of the group theoretical analysis of intersystem crossing processes.

Keywords

Orbital Angular Momentum Internal Conversion Photochemical Process Orbital State Spin Angular Momentum 
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© D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1977

Authors and Affiliations

  • P. W. Atkins
    • 1
  1. 1.Physical Chemistry LaboratoryOxfordEngland, UK

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