The coefficients in an expansion of the
intramolecular potential function in terms of a definite set of coordinates, the values of which
define the deformation of the molecule away from its equilibrium configuration. In
order to define force constants, one has to indicate both the definition of each coordinate
and the expansion of the potential.
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Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
