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Legendre equations

Prometheus
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So i'm looking at where the azimuthal quantum numbers come from and have a reached the point where i need to consider Legendre equations/polynomials. I'm a bit pressed for time and i think it will take me quite some time to get my head around this Legendre stuff, so i'm wondering whether i should just take the results on trust and skip the details. The main reason i'm studying quantum physics (other than fun obviously) is to understand vibrational spectroscopy. Any advice?

A good readable source for this is

 

Contemporary Quantum Chemistry

 

J Goodisman

 

Plenum publications

 

The main reason you need Legendre is the integration of the spin in an electric field.

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