Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
2C3 |
3σv |
Cartesian 3N |
18 |
0 |
4 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
Vibration |
12 |
0 |
4 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
5 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Vibration |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
6
|
Number of internal coordinates |
12
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
4
|
Number of vibrational modes |
8
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 / 0 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 / 0 |
IR + Raman |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
2C3 |
3σv |
linear |
12 |
0 |
4 |
quadratic |
78 |
0 |
14 |
cubic |
364 |
4 |
36 |
quartic |
1.365 |
0 |
85 |
quintic |
4.368 |
0 |
176 |
sextic |
12.376 |
10 |
344 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
linear |
4 |
0 |
4 |
quadratic |
20 |
6 |
26 |
cubic |
80 |
44 |
120 |
quartic |
270 |
185 |
455 |
quintic |
816 |
640 |
1.456 |
sextic |
2.238 |
1.894 |
4.122 |
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 C
3v
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(E) |
..10. |
A1A1. | ..10. |
EE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 20 / 2 / 3 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 3 |
Total: 20 / 2 / 6 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E) |
..20. |
A1A1A1. | ..20. |
EEE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 40 / 2 / 3 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
..40. |
A1EE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 40 / 1 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 1 |
Total: 80 / 3 / 10 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E) |
..35. |
A1A1A1A1. | ..55. |
EEEE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 90 / 2 / 3 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
..80. |
A1EEE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 80 / 1 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
..100. |
A1A1EE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 100 / 1 / 3 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 3 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(E) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 0 |
Total: 270 / 4 / 15 |
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