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transition moment

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transition moment [tran′zish·ən ‚mō·mənt]
(quantum mechanics)
Any type of multipole moment which determines radiative transitions between states; it consists of an integral of the product of the conjugate of the final state wave function, a multipole moment operator, and the initial state wave function.


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The transition moment from the safety of her mother's poverty to the danger of her wedded wealth is of "cool" light and is interestingly marked by the contrast of her black and white furs and the colour of the skies.
The reason we are incorporating pointe shoes is because they were introduced for ballerinas as a transition moment between being aerial and landing on the stage.
Therefore, the absorption intensity depends on the angle between the transition moment and the electric vector of the radiation.
 
 
 
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