Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
8C3 |
3C2 |
6S4 |
6σd |
Cartesian 3N |
30 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Vibration |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Vibration |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
10
|
Number of internal coordinates |
24
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
2
|
Number of vibrational modes |
10
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 / 6 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 / 2 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
0 |
- - - - |
2 |
4 |
4 / 2 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
8C3 |
3C2 |
6S4 |
6σd |
linear |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
quadratic |
300 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
20 |
cubic |
2.600 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
quartic |
17.550 |
0 |
78 |
6 |
190 |
quintic |
98.280 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
476 |
sextic |
475.020 |
36 |
364 |
0 |
1.204 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
linear |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
quadratic |
19 |
9 |
28 |
31 |
41 |
cubic |
126 |
96 |
214 |
310 |
340 |
quartic |
790 |
692 |
1.482 |
2.138 |
2.230 |
quintic |
4.214 |
3.976 |
8.190 |
12.166 |
12.404 |
sextic |
20.151 |
19.549 |
39.664 |
59.031 |
59.633 |
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 T
d
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. | ..3. |
T1T1. | ..10. |
T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 19 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 10 |
Total: 19 / 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. | ..20. |
T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 28 / 3 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..12. |
T1T1T2. | ..6. |
A1EE. | ..6. |
A1T1T1. | ..20. |
A1T2T2. | ..6. |
ET1T1. | ..20. |
ET2T2. | ..12. |
T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 82 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(T2) |
..16. |
ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 16 / 1 / 10 |
Total: 126 / 11 / 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. | ..11. |
T1T1T1T1. | ..90. |
T2T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 112 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..24. |
T1T1T1T2. | ..8. |
A1EEE. | ..40. |
A1T2T2T2. | ..4. |
ET1T1T1. | ..40. |
ET2T2T2. | ..80. |
T1T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 196 / 6 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..9. |
A1A1EE. | ..9. |
A1A1T1T1. | ..30. |
A1A1T2T2. | ..18. |
EET1T1. | ..60. |
EET2T2. | ..96. |
T1T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 222 / 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) |
..32. |
EET1T2. | ..24. |
A1T1T1T2. | ..32. |
ET1T1T2. | ..12. |
A1ET1T1. | ..40. |
A1ET2T2. | ..24. |
A1T1T2T2. | ..64. |
ET1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 228 / 7 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(T2) |
..32. |
A1ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 32 / 1 / 5 |
Total: 790 / 24 / 70 |
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