88 Spin-Orbit Coupling
The interaction between a particle’s orbital angular momentum and its spin angular momentum, coupling its spatial motion with its intrinsic spin.
definition [d] (Spin-Orbit Coupling) — Interaction between a particle’s intrinsic spin and its orbital angular momentum, often expressed as an L·S term. Ref: Arfken, Weber & Harris, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 7th ed. (2013) [citing Condon & Shortley, Theory of Atomic Spectra]; “illinois-covariant-contravariant.pdf”.
88.1 References
- 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