Normal coordinate

pattern of motion in which all parts of the system move sinusoidally with the same frequency and with a fixed phase relation

Also known as Normal Mode Coordinate

quantity

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Description

Normal coordinates refer to the positions of atoms away from their equilibrium positions, wrt a normal mode of vibration. Formally, normal modes are determined by solving a secular determinant, and then the normal coordinates can be expressed as a summation over the cartesian coordinates (over the atom positions). The normal modes diagonalize the matrix governing the molecular vibrations.

Nondimensionalized by

normal coordinate (dimensionless)

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normal coordinate (dimensionless)	symbol represents
quantum Hamiltonian (normal mode, intermolecular)	symbol represents

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