Index
261
J
Jablonski diagram, 11, 18, 184
Jahn-Teller theorem, 157, 162
K
Kasha rule, 75, 115
Kinetics, 14
Kramers degeneracy, 164
L
Lambert and Beer law, 16
Landau–Zener rule, 148, 175, 206
Lifetime, 6
Light absorption, 15
Light, circularly polarized, 4
Light, energy density, 3
Light, linearly polarized, 3
Light-molecule interaction, 81
Light, momentum, 3
Light, monochromatic, 3, 18, 95
Light, non monochromatic, 4
Light, polarization, 6
Light pulse, 4, 82, 99
Light spectrum, 4
Line shape, 100
Local diabatization, 208
Localized excited states, 184, 189, 198
Localized molecular orbitals, 190, 209
Lone pair, 56
Lorentzian function, 84
Luminescence, 8
LUMO, 57
M
Magnetic field of light, 3, 81
Marcus theory of redox reactions, 204
MCSCF, 75
MCTDH, 170
Metastable states, 104
Momentum, mean value, 247
Momentum representation, 29
MRCI, 76
N
NaCd excimer, 189
NaCl, 143
Na–CO collisions, 189
Na Xe collisions, 187
Near infrared light, 6
NEVPT2, 76
Nitrosamines, 133
Nonadiabatic coupling, 38, 143, 152
Non-crossing rule, 141, 151
Nonorthogonal configuration interaction,
207
Normalization, 26, 28
Norrish type I reaction, 71
Nuclear wavefunction, 37
Nuclear wavepacket, 42, 120, 121, 137, 147,
169
O
Observable, 27
Operator, antilinear, 164
Operator, antiunitary, 164
Operator, Hermitian, 27
Operator, linear, 26
Optical charge transfer, 206
Optical cycle, 3
Optical pathway, 15
Orbital, 43
Orbital, π , 56
Orbital, σ , 56
Orbital, antibonding, 56
Orbital, bonding, 56
Orbital, hybrid, 56
Orbital, molecular, 56
Orbital, non bonding, 56
Orbital, Rydberg, 60
Oxygen, 187
Ozone, 13
P
PAH, 65
PES, 37
Photochemical reaction rate, 17
Photochemical vs thermal reactions, 6
Photochemistry, definition, 1
Photochromism, 20
Photodissociation, 9, 71, 98
Photoinitiated charge transfer, 202, 207
Photoisomerization, 9, 20
Photoisomerization, cis-trans, 22, 62, 68,
129
Photon, 2, 5
Photon irradiance, 5
Photophysical processes, 2
Planck. Max, 93
Plane wave, 3
Predissociation, 10, 41, 104
Primary processes, 7
Pyrene, 187, 189
261
J
Jablonski diagram, 11, 18, 184
Jahn-Teller theorem, 157, 162
K
Kasha rule, 75, 115
Kinetics, 14
Kramers degeneracy, 164
L
Lambert and Beer law, 16
Landau–Zener rule, 148, 175, 206
Lifetime, 6
Light absorption, 15
Light, circularly polarized, 4
Light, energy density, 3
Light, linearly polarized, 3
Light-molecule interaction, 81
Light, momentum, 3
Light, monochromatic, 3, 18, 95
Light, non monochromatic, 4
Light, polarization, 6
Light pulse, 4, 82, 99
Light spectrum, 4
Line shape, 100
Local diabatization, 208
Localized excited states, 184, 189, 198
Localized molecular orbitals, 190, 209
Lone pair, 56
Lorentzian function, 84
Luminescence, 8
LUMO, 57
M
Magnetic field of light, 3, 81
Marcus theory of redox reactions, 204
MCSCF, 75
MCTDH, 170
Metastable states, 104
Momentum, mean value, 247
Momentum representation, 29
MRCI, 76
N
NaCd excimer, 189
NaCl, 143
Na–CO collisions, 189
Na Xe collisions, 187
Near infrared light, 6
NEVPT2, 76
Nitrosamines, 133
Nonadiabatic coupling, 38, 143, 152
Non-crossing rule, 141, 151
Nonorthogonal configuration interaction,
207
Normalization, 26, 28
Norrish type I reaction, 71
Nuclear wavefunction, 37
Nuclear wavepacket, 42, 120, 121, 137, 147,
169
O
Observable, 27
Operator, antilinear, 164
Operator, antiunitary, 164
Operator, Hermitian, 27
Operator, linear, 26
Optical charge transfer, 206
Optical cycle, 3
Optical pathway, 15
Orbital, 43
Orbital, π , 56
Orbital, σ , 56
Orbital, antibonding, 56
Orbital, bonding, 56
Orbital, hybrid, 56
Orbital, molecular, 56
Orbital, non bonding, 56
Orbital, Rydberg, 60
Oxygen, 187
Ozone, 13
P
PAH, 65
PES, 37
Photochemical reaction rate, 17
Photochemical vs thermal reactions, 6
Photochemistry, definition, 1
Photochromism, 20
Photodissociation, 9, 71, 98
Photoinitiated charge transfer, 202, 207
Photoisomerization, 9, 20
Photoisomerization, cis-trans, 22, 62, 68,
129
Photon, 2, 5
Photon irradiance, 5
Photophysical processes, 2
Planck. Max, 93
Plane wave, 3
Predissociation, 10, 41, 104
Primary processes, 7
Pyrene, 187, 189