5.80 | Fall 2008 | Graduate

Small-Molecule Spectroscopy and Dynamics

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Lecture #25: Polyatomic Vibrations: Normal Mode Calculations

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Lecture notes on polyatomic vibrations, group theory, normal mode calculations, Mass Weighted Cartesian displacement Coordinates, internal coordinates, normal coordinates, potential energy, kinetic energy, and Lagrange’s equation of motion.

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Lecture #25: Polyatomic Vibrations: Normal Mode Calculations

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