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Infrared spectroscopy of diatomic molecules - a fractional calculus approach

General Physics 2015-03-20 v2

Abstract

The eigenvalue spectrum of the fractional quantum harmonic oscillator is calculated numerically solving the fractional Schr\"odinger equation based on the Riemann and Caputo definition of a fractional derivative. The fractional approach allows a smooth transition between vibrational and rotational type spectra, which is shown to be an appropriate tool to analyze IR spectra of diatomic molecules.

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@article{arxiv.1209.1630,
  title  = {Infrared spectroscopy of diatomic molecules - a fractional calculus approach},
  author = {Richard Herrmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.1630},
  year   = {2015}
}

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revised + extended version, 9 pages, 6 figures