Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
4C3 |
4(C3)2 |
3C2 |
i |
4(S6)5 |
4S6 |
3σh |
Cartesian 3N |
39 |
0 |
0 |
-5 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
Vibration |
33 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
Ag |
Eg*
|
Tg |
Au |
Eu*
|
Tu |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
15 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Vibration |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
13
|
Number of internal coordinates |
33
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
2
|
Number of vibrational modes |
13
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
Ag |
Eg*
|
Tg |
Au |
Eu*
|
Tu |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 / 7 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 / 6 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
0 |
0 |
- - - - |
0* / 0 |
* Parity Mutual Exclusion Principle
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
4C3 |
4(C3)2 |
3C2 |
i |
4(S6)5 |
4S6 |
3σh |
linear |
33 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
quadratic |
561 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
cubic |
6.545 |
11 |
11 |
-55 |
-55 |
-1 |
-1 |
273 |
quartic |
58.905 |
0 |
0 |
225 |
225 |
0 |
0 |
1.113 |
quintic |
435.897 |
0 |
0 |
-531 |
-531 |
0 |
0 |
3.969 |
sextic |
2.760.681 |
66 |
66 |
1.653 |
1.653 |
6 |
6 |
12.817 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
Ag |
Eg*
|
Tg |
Au |
Eu*
|
Tu |
linear |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
quadratic |
34 |
34 |
63 |
18 |
18 |
72 |
cubic |
301 |
296 |
784 |
238 |
232 |
866 |
quartic |
2.631 |
2.631 |
7.224 |
2.334 |
2.334 |
7.446 |
quintic |
18.570 |
18.570 |
53.991 |
17.622 |
17.622 |
55.116 |
sextic |
116.930 |
116.894 |
343.483 |
113.584 |
113.554 |
346.274 |
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 T
h
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(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Tu) |
..3. |
AgAg. | ..4. |
EgEg. | ..6. |
TgTg. | ..21. |
TuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 34 / 4 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Tu) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 15 |
Total: 34 / 4 / 21 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Tu) |
..4. |
AgAgAg. | ..8. |
EgEgEg. | ..11. |
TgTgTg. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 23 / 3 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Tu) |
..8. |
AgEgEg. | ..12. |
AgTgTg. | ..42. |
AgTuTu. | ..24. |
EgTgTg. | ..84. |
EgTuTu. | ..108. |
TgTuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 278 / 6 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Tu) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 20 |
Total: 301 / 9 / 56 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Tu) |
..5. |
AgAgAgAg. | ..9. |
EgEgEgEg. | ..51. |
TgTgTgTg. | ..567. |
TuTuTuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 632 / 4 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Tu) |
..16. |
AgEgEgEg. | ..22. |
AgTgTgTg. | ..32. |
EgTgTgTg. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 70 / 3 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Tu) |
..12. |
AgAgEgEg. | ..18. |
AgAgTgTg. | ..63. |
AgAgTuTu. | ..60. |
EgEgTgTg. | ..210. |
EgEgTuTu. | ..702. |
TgTgTuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.065 / 6 / 15 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Tu) |
..48. |
AgEgTgTg. | ..168. |
AgEgTuTu. | ..216. |
AgTgTuTu. | ..432. |
EgTgTuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 864 / 4 / 60 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(Tu) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 15 |
Total: 2.631 / 17 / 126 |
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