SciELO journals
Browse
1806-9126-RBEF-42-e20190176-gf01.jpg (95.65 kB)

The Classical origin of the oscillator strength

Download (95.65 kB)
figure
posted on 2019-10-09, 02:47 authored by Antonio Carlos Fontes dos Santos

Abstract The concept of oscillator strength is useful in various areas of chemistry and physics, such as radiation emission and absorption, dielectric constant, refractive index, and inelastic collisions between charged particles and atoms and molecules. In most textbooks, the concept of oscillator force is introduced ad hoc, with little or no mention to its classical origin. In this article, the classical origin of the various parameters that describe the intensity of the optical transitions in atoms and molecules are reviewed, with emphasis on the concept of oscillator strenght, that makes t e connection between those parameters. Some misconceptions and common pitfalls regarding these quantities are pointed out.

History

Usage metrics

    Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física

    Licence

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC