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In this chapter we discuss the basic principles of quantum mechanics that underlie optical spectroscopy. More comprehensive treatments are available in the classic text by Pauling and Wilson (1935), a collection of historical papers edited by van der Waerden (1968), and numerous more recent texts such as those by Szabo and Ostlund (1982), Atkins (1983), Simons and Nichols (1997), Jensen (1999), Levine (2000), and Engel (2006). Atkins (1991) is a useful source of leading references and concise discussions of the main ideas.
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(2009). Basic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics. In: Modern Optical Spectroscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37542-5_2
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