Results for Point Group D4h



Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion E 2C4 C2 2C'2 2C''2 i 2S4 σh v d
Cartesian 3N 36 4 -4 -4 0 0 0 8 8 4
Translation (x,y,z) 3 1 -1 -1 -1 -3 -1 1 1 1
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) 3 1 -1 -1 -1 3 1 -1 -1 -1
Vibration 30 2 -2 -2 2 0 0 8 8 4


Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion A1g A2g B1g B2g Eg A1u A2u B1u B2u Eu Total
Cartesian 3N 4 2 2 2 4 0 4 0 2 6 26
Translation (x,y,z) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Vibration 4 1 2 2 3 0 3 0 2 5 22



Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) 12
Number of internal coordinates 30
Number of independant internal coordinates 4
Number of vibrational modes 22


Force field analysis


Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator A1g A2g B1g B2g Eg A1u A2u B1u B2u Eu Total
Linear (IR) 4 1 2 2 3 0 3 0 2 5 8 / 14
Quadratic (Raman) 4 1 2 2 3 0 3 0 2 5 11 / 11
IR + Raman - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - 0 2 - - - - 0* / 3
* Parity Mutual Exclusion Principle


Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field E 2C4 C2 2C'2 2C''2 i 2S4 σh v d
linear 30 2 -2 -2 2 0 0 8 8 4
quadratic 465 1 17 17 17 15 -1 47 47 23
cubic 4.960 0 -32 -32 32 0 0 208 208 72
quartic 40.920 8 152 152 152 120 8 792 792 256
quintic 278.256 16 -272 -272 272 0 0 2.640 2.640 680
sextic 1.623.160 8 952 952 952 680 -8 8.008 8.008 1.904


Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field A1g A2g B1g B2g Eg A1u A2u B1u B2u Eu
linear 4 1 2 2 3 0 3 0 2 5
quadratic 47 21 37 31 52 22 31 23 29 60
cubic 356 286 330 312 598 260 330 270 320 650
quartic 2.795 2.457 2.689 2.555 5.012 2.417 2.603 2.443 2.577 5.180
quintic 17.956 17.126 17.714 17.360 34.486 16.796 17.626 16.894 17.520 35.146
sextic 103.527 100.573 102.813 101.287 201.860 99.965 101.967 100.199 101.725 203.692


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Contributions to nonvanishing force field constants


pos(X) : Position of irreducible representation (irrep) X in character table of D4h

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(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(Eu)
..10. A1gA1g...1. A2gA2g...3. B1gB1g...3. B2gB2g...6. EgEg...6. A2uA2u...3. B2uB2u...15. EuEu.
Subtotal: 47 / 8 / 10
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu)
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 45
Total: 47 / 8 / 55


Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(Eu)
..20. A1gA1gA1g.
Subtotal: 20 / 1 / 10
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu)
..4. A1gA2gA2g...12. A1gB1gB1g...12. A1gB2gB2g...24. A1gEgEg...24. A1gA2uA2u...12. A1gB2uB2u...60. A1gEuEu...3. A2gEgEg...10. A2gEuEu...12. B1gEgEg.
..30. B1gEuEu...12. B2gEgEg...30. B2gEuEu.
Subtotal: 245 / 13 / 90
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Eu)
..4. A2gB1gB2g...12. B1gA2uB2u...45. EgA2uEu...30. EgB2uEu.
Subtotal: 91 / 4 / 120
Total: 356 / 18 / 220


Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(Eu)
..35. A1gA1gA1gA1g...1. A2gA2gA2gA2g...5. B1gB1gB1gB1g...5. B2gB2gB2gB2g...36. EgEgEgEg...15. A2uA2uA2uA2u...5. B2uB2uB2uB2u...190. EuEuEuEu.
Subtotal: 292 / 8 / 10
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu)
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 90
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu)
..10. A1gA1gA2gA2g...30. A1gA1gB1gB1g...30. A1gA1gB2gB2g...60. A1gA1gEgEg...60. A1gA1gA2uA2u...30. A1gA1gB2uB2u...150. A1gA1gEuEu...3. A2gA2gB1gB1g...3. A2gA2gB2gB2g...6. A2gA2gEgEg.
..6. A2gA2gA2uA2u...3. A2gA2gB2uB2u...15. A2gA2gEuEu...9. B1gB1gB2gB2g...18. B1gB1gEgEg...18. B1gB1gA2uA2u...9. B1gB1gB2uB2u...45. B1gB1gEuEu...18. B2gB2gEgEg...18. B2gB2gA2uA2u.
..9. B2gB2gB2uB2u...45. B2gB2gEuEu...36. EgEgA2uA2u...18. EgEgB2uB2u...300. EgEgEuEu...18. A2uA2uB2uB2u...90. A2uA2uEuEu...45. B2uB2uEuEu.
Subtotal: 1.102 / 28 / 45
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Eu)
..36. EgEgA2uB2u...12. A1gA2gEgEg...40. A1gA2gEuEu...48. A1gB1gEgEg...120. A1gB1gEuEu...48. A1gB2gEgEg...120. A1gB2gEuEu...12. A2gB1gEgEg...30. A2gB1gEuEu...12. A2gB2gEgEg.
..30. A2gB2gEuEu...12. B1gB2gEgEg...40. B1gB2gEuEu...90. A2uB2uEuEu.
Subtotal: 650 / 14 / 360
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(Eu)
..16. A1gA2gB1gB2g...48. A1gB1gA2uB2u...180. A1gEgA2uEu...120. A1gEgB2uEu...12. A2gB2gA2uB2u...45. A2gEgA2uEu...30. A2gEgB2uEu...90. B1gEgA2uEu...60. B1gEgB2uEu...90. B2gEgA2uEu.
..60. B2gEgB2uEu.
Subtotal: 751 / 11 / 210
Total: 2.795 / 61 / 715


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