Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
σh |
Cartesian 3N |
36 |
8 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
-1 |
Vibration |
30 |
8 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A' |
A'' |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
22 |
14 |
36 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Vibration |
19 |
11 |
30 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
12
|
Number of internal coordinates |
30
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
19
|
Number of vibrational modes |
30
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A' |
A'' |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
19 |
11 |
30 / 0 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
19 |
11 |
30 / 0 |
IR + Raman |
19 |
11 |
30 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
σh |
linear |
30 |
8 |
quadratic |
465 |
47 |
cubic |
4.960 |
208 |
quartic |
40.920 |
792 |
quintic |
278.256 |
2.640 |
sextic |
1.623.160 |
8.008 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A' |
A'' |
linear |
19 |
11 |
quadratic |
256 |
209 |
cubic |
2.584 |
2.376 |
quartic |
20.856 |
20.064 |
quintic |
140.448 |
137.808 |
sextic |
815.584 |
807.576 |
Further Reading
- 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
- F. Varga, L. Nemes, J.K.G. Watson. J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 10 No. 7, 5043-5048 (1996)
The number of anharmonic potential constants of the fullerenes C60 and C70
Contributions to nonvanishing force field constants
pos(X) : Position of irreducible representation (irrep) X in character table of C
s
Subtotal: <Number of nonvanishing force constants in subsection> / <number of nonzero irrep combinations in subsection> / <number of irrep combinations in subsection>
Total: <Number of nonvanishing force constants in force field> / <number of nonzero irrep combinations in force field> / <number of irrep combinations in force field>
Contributions to nonvanishing quadratic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ pos(A'') |
..190. |
A'A'. | ..66. |
A''A''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 256 / 2 / 2 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(A'') |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 1 |
Total: 256 / 2 / 3 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ pos(A'') |
..1.330. |
A'A'A'. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.330 / 1 / 2 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(A'') |
..1.254. |
A'A''A''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.254 / 1 / 2 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(A'') |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 0 |
Total: 2.584 / 2 / 4 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ pos(A'') |
..7.315. |
A'A'A'A'. | ..1.001. |
A''A''A''A''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 8.316 / 2 / 2 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(A'') |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 2 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(A'') |
..12.540. |
A'A'A''A''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 12.540 / 1 / 1 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(A'') |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 0 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(A'') |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 0 |
Total: 20.856 / 3 / 5 |
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