Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
8C3 |
6C2 |
6C4 |
3C2 |
Cartesian 3N |
36 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Vibration |
30 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
14 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Vibration |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
12
|
Number of internal coordinates |
30
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
2
|
Number of vibrational modes |
12
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 / 8 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
8 / 4 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
0 |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
0 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
8C3 |
6C2 |
6C4 |
3C2 |
linear |
30 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
quadratic |
465 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
17 |
cubic |
4.960 |
10 |
32 |
0 |
-32 |
quartic |
40.920 |
0 |
152 |
8 |
152 |
quintic |
278.256 |
0 |
272 |
16 |
-272 |
sextic |
1.623.160 |
55 |
952 |
8 |
952 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
linear |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
quadratic |
26 |
17 |
43 |
52 |
60 |
cubic |
214 |
198 |
402 |
616 |
632 |
quartic |
1.764 |
1.684 |
3.448 |
5.060 |
5.132 |
quintic |
11.632 |
11.488 |
23.120 |
34.752 |
34.880 |
sextic |
68.009 |
67.529 |
135.483 |
202.540 |
203.012 |
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) |
..3. |
A1A1. | ..3. |
EE. | ..10. |
T1T1. | ..10. |
T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 26 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 10 |
Total: 26 / 4 / 15 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..4. |
A1A1A1. | ..4. |
EEE. | ..4. |
T1T1T1. | ..20. |
T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 32 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..40. |
T1T1T2. | ..6. |
A1EE. | ..20. |
A1T1T1. | ..20. |
A1T2T2. | ..20. |
ET1T1. | ..20. |
ET2T2. | ..24. |
T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 150 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(T2) |
..32. |
ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 32 / 1 / 10 |
Total: 214 / 12 / 35 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..5. |
A1A1A1A1. | ..6. |
EEEE. | ..90. |
T1T1T1T1. | ..90. |
T2T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 191 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..160. |
T1T1T1T2. | ..8. |
A1EEE. | ..8. |
A1T1T1T1. | ..40. |
A1T2T2T2. | ..40. |
ET1T1T1. | ..40. |
ET2T2T2. | ..160. |
T1T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 456 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..9. |
A1A1EE. | ..30. |
A1A1T1T1. | ..30. |
A1A1T2T2. | ..60. |
EET1T1. | ..60. |
EET2T2. | ..336. |
T1T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 525 / 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) |
..64. |
EET1T2. | ..80. |
A1T1T1T2. | ..128. |
ET1T1T2. | ..40. |
A1ET1T1. | ..40. |
A1ET2T2. | ..48. |
A1T1T2T2. | ..128. |
ET1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 528 / 7 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(T2) |
..64. |
A1ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 64 / 1 / 5 |
Total: 1.764 / 25 / 70 |
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