Absorbance spectra are continuous rather than quantized in condensed phases
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Absorbance spectra in condensed phases are fundamentally continuous due to environmental interactions, thermal fluctuations, and overlapping vibrational and phonon manifolds.
Evidence for · 4
Machine Learning for Electronically Excited States of Molecules.
2021 · cited by 221
Discusses quantum chemical calculations for static calculations of absorption spectra of molecules.
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System–bath relaxation theory approach to nonadiabatic coupling effects on condensed phase electronic absorption spectra
1994 · cited by 4
Applies optical line shape theory to calculate continuous electronic absorption spectra in condensed phases.
Analysis of band broadening in vibrational high-resolution electron-energy-loss spectra of condensed methane
2007 · cited by 2
Analyzes band broadening and tailing of vibrational bands in condensed phase spectra that exceed instrumental resolution.
Integrated structural, optical and dielectric analysis of low-loss α-Al₂O₃ nanoparticles for UV photonic and dielectric applications.
2026 · cited by 0
Determines optical absorption coefficients and dielectric functions showing continuous spectral features over photon energy ranges.