NASA NTRS · 20140011647
On the Use of Quartic Force Fields in Variational Calculations
Abstract
The use of quartic force fields (QFFs) has been shown to be one of the most effective ways to efficiently compute vibrational frequencies for small molecules. In this paper we outline and discuss how the simple-internal or bond-length bond-angle (BLBA) coordinates can be transformed into Morse-cosine(-sine) coordinates which produce potential energy surfaces from QFFs that possess proper limiting behavior and can effectively describe the vibrational (or rovibrational) energy levels of an arbitrary molecular system. We investigate parameter scaling in the Morse coordinate, symmetry considerations, and examples of transformed QFFs making use of the MULTIMODE, TROVE, and VTET variational vibrational methods. Cases are referenced where variational computations coupled with transformed QFFs produce accuracies compared to experiment for fundamental frequencies on the order of 5 cm(exp −1) and often as good as 1 cm(exp −1).
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Fortenberry, Ryan C., Huang, Xinchuan, Yachmenev, Andrey, Thiel, Walter, Lee, Timothy J.. 2013-02-27. On the Use of Quartic Force Fields in Variational Calculations. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20140011647
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