Whether the energy gap for a system decreases, is constant, or increases as the initial quantum number for the transition increases can be determined by calculating the second derivative of the energy level expression with respect to the quantum number. Calculate the second derivative with respect to the quantum number of the energy level expression for a linear rotor, EJ = hBJ(J+1) and also for the harmonic oscillator, Ev = hυ\upsilonυ(v+1/2).

Whether the energy gap for a system decreases, is constant, or increases as the initial quantum number for the transition increases can be determined by calculating the second derivative of the energy level expression with respect to the quantum number. Calculate the second derivative with respect to the quantum number of the energy level expression for a linear rotor, EJ = hBJ(J+1) and also for the harmonic oscillator, Ev = hυ\upsilonυ(v+1/2).

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