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Mathematics for Physics

Table of contents

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Electromagnetism
  • 3 Quantum Mechanics
  • 4 Special Relativity
  • 5 Topology
  • 6 Differential Geometry
  • 7 Calculus
  • 8 Functional Analysis
  • 9 Linear Algebra
  • 10 Abstract Algebra
  • 11 Differential Equations
  • 12 Notes
  • 13 Glossary
  • 14 Symbols
  • 15 Constants
  • 16 Index

69 Dipole Selection Rules

The quantum-mechanical constraints that dictate allowed electronic transitions during radiation, requiring orbital angular momentum to change by one unit to conserve parity and angular momentum that is used to decide which single-photon transitions are allowed.

69.1 References

  1. Sakurai, J. J., & Napolitano, J. Modern Quantum Mechanics. Cambridge University Press, 2021. — source for the heading explanation.
  • Absorption
  • Atomic Orbitals
  • Aufbau Principle
  • Bohr Radius
  • Bra and Ket
  • Conservation Laws
  • Conservation of Angular Momentum
  • Conservation of Charge
  • Conservation of Energy
  • Conservation of Energy Transition Law
  • Conservation of Momentum
  • de Broglie Wavelength
  • Dipole Selection Rules
  • Einstein Coefficients
  • Electromagnetic Interaction
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Configurations
  • Energy Quantization
  • Fermi’s Golden Rule
  • Hund’s Rule
  • Hydrogen Energy Levels
  • Magnetic Moment
  • Pauli Exclusion Principle
  • Photon Momentum
  • Planck Relation
  • Quantum States
  • Rydberg Formula
  • Schrodinger Equation Time-Independent
  • Schrodinger Equations
  • Selection Rules
  • Spin
  • Spin-Orbit Coupling
  • Spontaneous Emission
  • Stimulated Emission
  • Time Dependent Schrodinger Equation 1-Dimensional
  • Time Dependent Schrodinger Equation Generalized
  • Wave-Particle Duality
  • Wavefunctions
68 de Broglie Wavelength
70 Einstein Coefficients

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  • 69.1 References

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