Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
8C3 |
6C2 |
6C4 |
3C2 |
Cartesian 3N |
39 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
-5 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Vibration |
33 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
-3 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
15 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Vibration |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
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 |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
5 / 8 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
8 / 5 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
0 |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
0 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
8C3 |
6C2 |
6C4 |
3C2 |
linear |
33 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
-3 |
quadratic |
561 |
0 |
17 |
3 |
21 |
cubic |
6.545 |
11 |
17 |
1 |
-55 |
quartic |
58.905 |
0 |
153 |
9 |
225 |
quintic |
435.897 |
0 |
153 |
27 |
-531 |
sextic |
2.760.681 |
66 |
969 |
27 |
1.653 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
linear |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
quadratic |
31 |
21 |
52 |
64 |
71 |
cubic |
274 |
265 |
528 |
821 |
829 |
quartic |
2.523 |
2.442 |
4.965 |
7.299 |
7.371 |
quintic |
18.141 |
18.051 |
36.192 |
54.522 |
54.585 |
sextic |
115.506 |
115.008 |
230.448 |
344.643 |
345.114 |
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. | ..15. |
T1T1. | ..10. |
T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 31 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 10 |
Total: 31 / 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. | ..10. |
T1T1T1. | ..20. |
T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 38 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..60. |
T1T1T2. | ..6. |
A1EE. | ..30. |
A1T1T1. | ..20. |
A1T2T2. | ..30. |
ET1T1. | ..20. |
ET2T2. | ..30. |
T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 196 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(T2) |
..40. |
ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 40 / 1 / 10 |
Total: 274 / 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. | ..190. |
T1T1T1T1. | ..90. |
T2T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 291 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..300. |
T1T1T1T2. | ..8. |
A1EEE. | ..20. |
A1T1T1T1. | ..40. |
A1T2T2T2. | ..80. |
ET1T1T1. | ..40. |
ET2T2T2. | ..200. |
T1T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 688 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..9. |
A1A1EE. | ..45. |
A1A1T1T1. | ..30. |
A1A1T2T2. | ..90. |
EET1T1. | ..60. |
EET2T2. | ..510. |
T1T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 744 / 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) |
..80. |
EET1T2. | ..120. |
A1T1T1T2. | ..200. |
ET1T1T2. | ..60. |
A1ET1T1. | ..40. |
A1ET2T2. | ..60. |
A1T1T2T2. | ..160. |
ET1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 720 / 7 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(T2) |
..80. |
A1ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 80 / 1 / 5 |
Total: 2.523 / 25 / 70 |
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