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Eckart vectors, Eckart frames, and polyatomic molecules

James D. Louck and Harold W. Galbraith

James D. Louck and Harold W. Galbraith

  • Theoretical Division, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 48, 69 – Published 1 January, 1976

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.48.69

Abstract

The fundamental role of Eckart vectors and Eckart frames is demonstrated in the theory of the vibration-rotation Hamiltonian for a polyatomic molecule.

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 48, 69– Published 1 January, 1976

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