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Physical Chemistry: Quanta, Matter, and Change

Physical Chemistry: Quanta, Matter, and Change (Second Edition)

Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula, and Ronald Friedman
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date: 21 January 2025

TOPIC 14 p. 111Rotational motion in three dimensionslocked

TOPIC 14 p. 111Rotational motion in three dimensionslocked

  • Peter Atkins, Peter AtkinsLincoln College
  • Julio de PaulaJulio de PaulaChemistry Lewis & Clark College
  • , and Ronald FriedmanRonald FriedmanIndiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne

Abstract

Contents

A particle on a sphere 111

The wavefunctions 112

Brief illustration 14.1: The angular nodes of the spherical harmonics 114

The energies 114

Example 14.1: Using the rotational energy levels 115

Angular momentum 115

The angular momentum operators 115...

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