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A new and elegant method, based on group theory, has been given for obtaining the maximum number of force constants needed in expressing the potential energy of a vibrating molecule characterised by a certain point group symmetry.
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Bhagavantam, S., Pantulu, P.V. Force constants in the potential energy of a vibrating molecule. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 58, 1–5 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049042
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049042