Reduction formula for point group C3
Characters for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
C3 |
(C3)2 |
Cartesian 3N |
15 |
0 |
0 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Vibration |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Motion |
A |
E |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Vibration |
3 |
3 |
6 |
Molecule Parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
5 |
Number of internal coordinates |
9 |
Number of independant internal coordinates |
3 |
Number of vibrational modes |
6 |
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A |
E |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
3 |
3 |
6 / 0 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
3 |
3 |
6 / 0 |
IR + Raman |
3 |
3 |
6 / 0 |
Characters of symmetric powers for vibration representation
Force field |
Tensor Order |
E |
C3 |
(C3)2 |
linear |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
quadratic |
2 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
cubic |
3 |
165 |
3 |
3 |
quartic |
4 |
495 |
0 |
0 |
quintic |
5 |
1.287 |
0 |
0 |
sextic |
6 |
3.003 |
6 |
6 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Number of nonvanshing force constants
Force field |
Tensor Order |
A |
E |
linear |
1 |
3 |
3 |
quadratic |
2 |
15 |
15 |
cubic |
3 |
57 |
54 |
quartic |
4 |
165 |
165 |
quintic |
5 |
429 |
429 |
sextic |
6 |
1.005 |
999 |
Literature
- J.K.G. Watson, J. Mol. Spec. 41 229 (1972)
The Numbers of Structural Parameters and Potential Constants of Molecules
- X.F. Zhou, P. Pulay. J. Comp. Chem. 10 No. 7, 935-938 (1989)
Characters for Symmetric and Antisymmetric Higher Powers of Representations:
Application to the Number of Anharmonic Force Constants in Symmetrical Molecules
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