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Normal modes. The true story

The aim of this article is a comprehensive description of normal modes of molecular vibrations. The starting point is chosen to be a general molecular system with separated center of mass and an arbitrary embedding of body-fixed axes. This allows to focus on internal degrees of freedom only, leaving the problem of rotational motion behind. Nevertheless, for the sake of completeness we first introduce a general quantum-mechanical Hamiltonian in Eckart-Watson representation, to make a quick leap into a simplified harmonic description for internal motion and rigid rotor for rotational degrees of freedom. This regime constitutes a basis for more sophisticated calculations.

preprint2016arXivOpen access

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