Thomas Condon

Simple Evaluation of Franck-condon Factors and Non-condon Effects in the Morse Potential

The calculation of Franck-Condon factors between different one-dimensional Morse potential eigenstates using a formula derived from the Wigner function is discussed. Our numerical calculations using a very simple program written in Mathematica is compared with other calculations. We show that our results have a similar accuracy as the calculations performed with more sophisticated methods. We d...

Condon domain phase diagram for silver

Theory of the Franck-Condon blockade regime

Strong coupling of electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom entails a low-bias suppression of the current through single-molecule devices, termed the Franck-Condon blockade. In the limit of slow vibrational relaxation, transport in the Franck-Condon-blockade regime proceeds via avalanches of large numbers of electrons, which are interrupted by long waiting times without electron transfer. ...

SIMPLE DERIVATION OF FRANCK-CONDON INTEGRALS

The expressions foavibrational overlap integrals of the one-dimensional harmonic wavefunctions (centenxi about different equilibrium positions and having different frequencies) have been derived in a simple and straightforward way.

Thomas Suddendorf

Thomas Suddendorf is Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland, Australia. He was born and raised in Germany, but has spent most of his adult life in the Antipodes. He studies the development of mental capacities in young children and in nonhuman animals to answer fundamental questions about the nature and evolution of the human mind. He has received honors and distinctions for bo...