Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
C'2 |
σh |
σv |
Cartesian 3N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
2 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Vibration |
-3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A'1 |
A'2 |
A''1 |
A''2 |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Vibration |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-3 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
0
|
Number of internal coordinates |
-3
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
0
|
Number of vibrational modes |
-3
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A'1 |
A'2 |
A''1 |
A''2 |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-2 / -1 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 / -2 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
0 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
C'2 |
σh |
σv |
linear |
-3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
quadratic |
3 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
cubic |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
quartic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
quintic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
sextic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A'1 |
A'2 |
A''1 |
A''2 |
linear |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
quadratic |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
cubic |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
quartic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
quintic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
sextic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 D
1h
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'1) ≤ i ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 6 |
Total: 0 / 0 / 10 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: -1 / 0 / 4 |
Total: -1 / 0 / 20 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(A''2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 1 |
Total: 0 / 0 / 35 |
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