A transition between two states of a system without photon emission or absorption.
See also: radiative transition
Sources:
Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 185 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2269 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)
See also:
PAC, 1984, 56, 231. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-Part VI: molecular luminescence spectroscopy' on page 234 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198456020231)