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Symmetry Operation on Product of Functions
In regards to direct product representations, I'm trying to find a proof for:
$R(X_iY_j)=R(X_i)R(Y_j)$
Where $R$ is a symmetry operation of a group and $X_i$ and $Y_j$ are members of different basis ...
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Potential wells and symmetry in absorption spectroscopy
In a course I am following, we are analyzing the potential wells in molecular absorption spectroscopy.
For molecules with more than one normal mode, we can study the potential wells involved in ...
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When is it true that more nodes equals higher energy?
Consider all the MOs of some isolated molecule. (It could be a single
atom too; I'll use MO to refer to AOs as well.) Number them in
increasing order of the number of nodes (node = surface where the ...
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