The Jahn-Teller Effect: A Pedagogical Approach |
| Y. Quéré Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés and Département de Physique, Ecole polytechnique, Paris, France |
| Dedicated to Professor Dr. Julian Auleytner on the occasion of his 70th birthday |
| Received: August 3, 1992 |
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| Jahn-Teller effect and Stokes shift are presented in a simple, pedagogical approach adapted to students just starting their course of quantum mechanics. A simple experiment is suggested, which may illustrate and support semi-quantitatively this approach. |
| DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.83.5 PACS numbers: 71.70.-d, 01.30.Rr, 61.70.Dx |