Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
8C3 |
6C2 |
6C4 |
3C2 |
Cartesian 3N |
21 |
0 |
-1 |
3 |
-3 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Vibration |
15 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Vibration |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
7
|
Number of internal coordinates |
15
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
1
|
Number of vibrational modes |
6
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 / 4 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 / 2 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
0 |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
0 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
8C3 |
6C2 |
6C4 |
3C2 |
linear |
15 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
quadratic |
120 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
cubic |
680 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
-8 |
quartic |
3.060 |
0 |
36 |
4 |
36 |
quintic |
11.628 |
0 |
36 |
4 |
-36 |
sextic |
38.760 |
15 |
120 |
0 |
120 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
linear |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
quadratic |
8 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
16 |
cubic |
31 |
27 |
53 |
84 |
88 |
quartic |
142 |
122 |
264 |
370 |
386 |
quintic |
490 |
470 |
960 |
1.450 |
1.466 |
sextic |
1.665 |
1.605 |
3.255 |
4.800 |
4.860 |
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 O
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(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..1. |
A1A1. | ..1. |
EE. | ..3. |
T1T1. | ..3. |
T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 8 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 10 |
Total: 8 / 4 / 15 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..1. |
A1A1A1. | ..1. |
EEE. | ..4. |
T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 6 / 3 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..6. |
T1T1T2. | ..1. |
A1EE. | ..3. |
A1T1T1. | ..3. |
A1T2T2. | ..3. |
ET1T1. | ..3. |
ET2T2. | ..2. |
T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 21 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(T2) |
..4. |
ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 4 / 1 / 10 |
Total: 31 / 11 / 35 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..1. |
A1A1A1A1. | ..1. |
EEEE. | ..11. |
T1T1T1T1. | ..11. |
T2T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 24 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..12. |
T1T1T1T2. | ..1. |
A1EEE. | ..4. |
A1T2T2T2. | ..2. |
ET1T1T1. | ..2. |
ET2T2T2. | ..12. |
T1T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 33 / 6 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..1. |
A1A1EE. | ..3. |
A1A1T1T1. | ..3. |
A1A1T2T2. | ..6. |
EET1T1. | ..6. |
EET2T2. | ..28. |
T1T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 47 / 6 / 10 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(T2) |
..4. |
EET1T2. | ..6. |
A1T1T1T2. | ..8. |
ET1T1T2. | ..3. |
A1ET1T1. | ..3. |
A1ET2T2. | ..2. |
A1T1T2T2. | ..8. |
ET1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 34 / 7 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(T2) |
..4. |
A1ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 4 / 1 / 5 |
Total: 142 / 24 / 70 |
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