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jordi
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The Bohr atom gave the answer to the spectrum of the hydrogen atom.
But the spectra of stars contains many absorption (and sometimes emission) lines, corresponding to most atoms (up to iron, I believe).
And atmospheric absorption is also due to absorption of some molecules, such as water, carbon dioxide and, I assume, some nitrogen molecule.
My question is: where can I find information to find methods (which I assume are numerical, say Hartree-Fock or extensions thereof) that are able to determine/predict/posdict the absorptions of a given atom and molecule, including electronic / vibration / rotation / ... modes?
But the spectra of stars contains many absorption (and sometimes emission) lines, corresponding to most atoms (up to iron, I believe).
And atmospheric absorption is also due to absorption of some molecules, such as water, carbon dioxide and, I assume, some nitrogen molecule.
My question is: where can I find information to find methods (which I assume are numerical, say Hartree-Fock or extensions thereof) that are able to determine/predict/posdict the absorptions of a given atom and molecule, including electronic / vibration / rotation / ... modes?