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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume 138, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.4793627
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- International Max Planck Research School on Advanced Photon Science
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An exact Hamiltonian for nuclear motions in general curvilinear coordinates is derived. It is demonstrated how this Hamiltonian transforms into well-established expressions, such as the Wilson Howard Hamiltonian or the Meyer Gunthard Hamiltonian, if the general coordinates are restricted to be rectilinear or internal. Furthermore, a compact expression for the Hamiltonian expressed in non-internal curvilinear coordinates is provided, which makes this coordinate class available for applications in a simple way, since only the Jacobian matrix with respect to the rotating frame coordinates must be calculated. An example, employing a water model potential, exemplifies how different coordinate systems from all three coordinate classes (rectilinear, internal, and non-internal) lead to vibrational spectra, which are in excellent agreement. Thereby, the applicability of the general Hamiltonian is demonstrated and also its correctness is confirmed. (C) 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4793627]
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