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Molecular orbitals and the virial theorem

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It is shown that for H2 + and H2 an atomic orbital exponent ζ chosen from the condition\(\overline {\Delta T}\) = - †E obs. gives calculated total energies which are insignificantly different from those obtained using a ζ obtained through a variational treatment. A scheme is proposed in which the atomic orbital exponents of π-electron molecular orbitals are taken to be a function of the orbital energies, such that these molecular orbitals qualitatively satisfy the virial theorem.

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Es wird gezeigt, daß für H2 + und H2 ein Atomorbital-Exponent ζ, der entsprechend der Bedingung\(\overline {\Delta T}\) = - ΔE obs. gewählt wurde, zu Gesamtenergien führt, die nur unwesentlich von jenen abweichen, die man nach der Variations-Methode erhält. Es wird ein Verfahren vorgeschlagen, in welchem der Exponent ζ der Atomorbitale eines π-Elektronensystems als Funktion der Orbitalenergien angesetzt wird, so daß diese Orbitale dem Virial Theorem qualitativ genügen.

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On montre que l'exposant ζ que l'on choisit pour les orbitales atomiques de H2 + et H2 en se servant de la condition\(\overline {\Delta T}\) = - ΔE obs. diffère d'une façon insignifiante de celui calculé par la méthode variationelle. On propose un procédé dans lequel les exposants ζ des orbitales atomiques de systèmes n sont fonction de l'énergie des orbitales moléculaires de manière que le théorème du viriel est qualitativement satisfait.

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Baumann, H., Heilbronner, E. & Murrell, J.N. Molecular orbitals and the virial theorem. Theoret. Chim. Acta 5, 87–94 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01138851

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