Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
2C3 |
3C'2 |
i |
2S6 |
3σd |
Cartesian 3N |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
Vibration |
18 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1g |
A2g |
Eg |
A1u |
A2u |
Eu |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Vibration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
8
|
Number of internal coordinates |
18
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
3
|
Number of vibrational modes |
12
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1g |
A2g |
Eg |
A1u |
A2u |
Eu |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 / 7 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 / 6 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
0 |
- - - - |
1 |
- - - - |
- - - - |
0* / 1 |
* Parity Mutual Exclusion Principle
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
2C3 |
3C'2 |
i |
2S6 |
3σd |
linear |
18 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
quadratic |
171 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
17 |
cubic |
1.140 |
6 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
quartic |
5.985 |
0 |
65 |
45 |
0 |
133 |
quintic |
26.334 |
0 |
110 |
0 |
0 |
308 |
sextic |
100.947 |
21 |
275 |
165 |
3 |
693 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1g |
A2g |
Eg |
A1u |
A2u |
Eu |
linear |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
quadratic |
22 |
8 |
30 |
12 |
15 |
27 |
cubic |
113 |
79 |
189 |
89 |
103 |
189 |
quartic |
552 |
453 |
1.005 |
478 |
512 |
990 |
quintic |
2.299 |
2.090 |
4.389 |
2.145 |
2.244 |
4.389 |
sextic |
8.672 |
8.188 |
16.848 |
8.297 |
8.506 |
16.794 |
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 D
3d
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(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(Eu) |
..6. |
A1gA1g. | ..6. |
EgEg. | ..1. |
A1uA1u. | ..3. |
A2uA2u. | ..6. |
EuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 22 / 5 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 15 |
Total: 22 / 5 / 21 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(Eu) |
..10. |
A1gA1gA1g. | ..10. |
EgEgEg. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 20 / 2 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu) |
..18. |
A1gEgEg. | ..3. |
A1gA1uA1u. | ..9. |
A1gA2uA2u. | ..18. |
A1gEuEu. | ..18. |
EgEuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 66 / 5 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Eu) |
..9. |
EgA1uEu. | ..18. |
EgA2uEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 27 / 2 / 20 |
Total: 113 / 9 / 56 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(Eu) |
..15. |
A1gA1gA1gA1g. | ..21. |
EgEgEgEg. | ..1. |
A1uA1uA1uA1u. | ..5. |
A2uA2uA2uA2u. | ..21. |
EuEuEuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 63 / 5 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu) |
..30. |
A1gEgEgEg. | ..10. |
A1uEuEuEu. | ..20. |
A2uEuEuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 60 / 3 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu) |
..36. |
A1gA1gEgEg. | ..6. |
A1gA1gA1uA1u. | ..18. |
A1gA1gA2uA2u. | ..36. |
A1gA1gEuEu. | ..6. |
EgEgA1uA1u. | ..18. |
EgEgA2uA2u. | ..81. |
EgEgEuEu. | ..3. |
A1uA1uA2uA2u. | ..6. |
A1uA1uEuEu. | ..18. |
A2uA2uEuEu. |
Subtotal: 228 / 10 / 15 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Eu) |
..6. |
EgEgA1uA2u. | ..18. |
EgEgA1uEu. | ..36. |
EgEgA2uEu. | ..54. |
A1gEgEuEu. | ..6. |
A1uA2uEuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 120 / 5 / 60 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(Eu) |
..27. |
A1gEgA1uEu. | ..54. |
A1gEgA2uEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 81 / 2 / 15 |
Total: 552 / 25 / 126 |
Calculate contributions to
Last update November, 13th 2023 by A. Gelessus, Impressum, Datenschutzerklärung/DataPrivacyStatement