Electric-dipole transition moments are calculated by a variational procedure which gives rigorous upper and lower bounds even though the exact wave functions are unknown. The method is applied to the lowest optical transition (1sσ→2pσ) of the hydrogen molecule ion, with satisfactory results.
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