Note:
The intersection belongs to a
(
)-dimensional
subspace of the
(
)-dimensional nuclear coordinate space and therefore appears
as a line on a two-dimensional energy surface
(
is the number of nuclei).
In this case the branching plane is one-dimensional and is defined by the gradient
difference vector
.
)-dimensional
subspace of the
()-dimensional nuclear coordinate space and therefore appears
as a line on a two-dimensional energy surface
(
is the number of nuclei).
In this case the branching plane is one-dimensional and is defined by the gradient
difference vector
.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 293
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006))
on page 421