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UCI Chem 131A Quantum Principles (Winter 2013)
Lec 12. Quantum Principles -- Spin, The Vector Model and Hydrogen Atoms  --
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Instructor: A.J. Shaka, Ph.D

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Description: This course provides an introduction to quantum mechanics and principles of quantum chemistry with applications to nuclear motions and the electronic structure of the hydrogen atom. It also examines the Schrödinger equation and study how it describes the behavior of very light particles, the quantum description of rotating and vibrating molecules is compared to the classical description, and the quantum description of the electronic structure of atoms is studied.

Recorded on February 6, 2014.

Index of Topics:
0:22    Spin
2:56    The Vector Model
8:42    Uncertainty Again
11:06    The Commutator
22:25    Wavenumbers
29:45    Atomic Spectroscopy
34:34    The Hamiltonian Wavefunction
36:12    The Wavefunction
39:27    Separation of Variables
41:41    The Hamiltonian
42:52    Separation of Variables
45:43    Practice Problem 15

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