24th Nov, 2022 11:00
Fine Scientific & Medical Instruments and Books
Philip McCord Morse , period Journals
1 - The Physical Review, A Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Conducted by the American Physical Society, Volume 33, Second Series, Number 1, January 1929, faux leather spine with gilt text, green marbled boards, Philip M. Morse and E. G C. Stueckelberg's paper: Diatomic Molecules According to The Wave of Mechanics I: Electronic Levels of the Hydrogen Molecular Ion [p.932 - p.947]
2 - The Physical Review, A Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Conducted by the American Physical Society, Volume 34, Second Series, Number 1, July 1929, faux leather spine with gilt text, green marbled boards, Philip M. Morse's paper: Diatomic Molecules According to The Wave of Mechanics II: Vibration Levels [p.57 - p.64]
The purpose of this article is to more accurately describe the motions of nuclei within a diatomic molecule, using a new approach. The article claims that the previous approach using the QHO (quantum harmonic oscillator) did not sufficiently take account of all the variables affecting the molecules. Instead the author puts forth that the new method, the Morse potential, more fully accounts for these variables and can be applied in a greater variety of models. By today’s standards the Morse potential is outdated, as it is too simplistic for modern spectroscopy. However, the theoretical work presented in this paper enabled the achievements in the field that we see today.
Philip McCord Morse (1903-1985) was an accomplished physicist and contributed to operations research for the US in World War 2. In response to the threat posed by U-Boat tactics, Morse organised the Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations Research Group (ASWORG) in 1942. The article described above was one of Morse’s first pieces of academic work, published in 1929 when he was 26. During the course of his career, as well as research papers, Morse published eight books.
1 - The Physical Review, A Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Conducted by the American Physical Society, Volume 33, Second Series, Number 1, January 1929, faux leather spine with gilt text, green marbled boards, Philip M. Morse and E. G C. Stueckelberg's paper: Diatomic Molecules According to The Wave of Mechanics I: Electronic Levels of the Hydrogen Molecular Ion [p.932 - p.947]
2 - The Physical Review, A Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Conducted by the American Physical Society, Volume 34, Second Series, Number 1, July 1929, faux leather spine with gilt text, green marbled boards, Philip M. Morse's paper: Diatomic Molecules According to The Wave of Mechanics II: Vibration Levels [p.57 - p.64]
The purpose of this article is to more accurately describe the motions of nuclei within a diatomic molecule, using a new approach. The article claims that the previous approach using the QHO (quantum harmonic oscillator) did not sufficiently take account of all the variables affecting the molecules. Instead the author puts forth that the new method, the Morse potential, more fully accounts for these variables and can be applied in a greater variety of models. By today’s standards the Morse potential is outdated, as it is too simplistic for modern spectroscopy. However, the theoretical work presented in this paper enabled the achievements in the field that we see today.
Philip McCord Morse (1903-1985) was an accomplished physicist and contributed to operations research for the US in World War 2. In response to the threat posed by U-Boat tactics, Morse organised the Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations Research Group (ASWORG) in 1942. The article described above was one of Morse’s first pieces of academic work, published in 1929 when he was 26. During the course of his career, as well as research papers, Morse published eight books.
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