Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950

1950-Aug-28

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Robert Mulliken (1896-1986) writes to Harrison Shull (1923-2003) with notes and corrections to a research problem in quantum chemistry under investigation. Mulliken suggests Shull use the linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) for the wavefunction (Ψ) in his calculations.

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Author	Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
Addressee	Shull, Harrison
Place of creation	Illinois--Chicago
Format	Text
Genre	Business correspondence
Extent	2 pages
Language	English
Subject	Atomic orbitals Chemists Mulliken, Robert Sanderson Nobel Prize winners Physicists Quantum chemistry Schrödinger equation Shull, Harrison Wave functions
Rights	In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable
Credit line	Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Department	Archives
Collection	Robert S. Mulliken & Harrison Shull Correspondence
Physical container	Box 1

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Mulliken, Robert Sanderson. “Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950,” August 28, 1950. Robert S. Mulliken & Harrison Shull Correspondence, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/zw12z5328.

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