A High Order Correction of the Energy of a One Dimensional Model of an H2+ Molecule

The ground state electron wavefunction of some molecules has a non-zero angular momentum about the internuclear axis. Molecular rotational momentum can couple with this angular momentum, splitting the energy degeneracy of the two directions of motion about the internuclear axis. Performing a Born-Oppenheimer approximation of such a system will break the relevant energy degeneracy at eighth order. This degeneracy breaking is known as L-doubling.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Department dc:contributor.department

Physics

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1998

Author dc:creator

• Humfeld, Keith Daniel

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Schmittmann, Beate

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Williams, Clayton D.
• Hagedorn, George A.

• Multiple Scales
• Lamda-Doubling
• Born-Oppenheimer Approximation
• Hydrogen

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-011599-152335

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/30958