Franck-Condon principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A rule describing the intensities of vibronic transitions, or the absorption or emission of a photon, stating that when a molecule is undergoing an electronic transition, such as ionization, the nuclear configuration of the molecule experiences no significant change.

Word forms

Franck-Condon principle the Franck-Condon principle
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