In molecular physics, the molecular term symbol is a shorthand expression of the group representation and angular momenta that characterize the state of a molecule, i.e. its electronic quantum state which is an eigenstate of the electronic molecular Hamiltonian. It is the equivalent of the term symbol for the atomic case. However, the following presentation is restricted to the case of homonuclear diatomic molecules, or other symmetric molecules with an inversion centre. For heteronuclear diatomic molecules, the u/g symbol does not correspond to any exact symmetry of the electronic molecular Hamiltonian. In the case of less symmetric molecules the molecular term symbol contains the symbol of the group representation to which the molecular electronic state belongs. It has the general form: where is the total spin quantum number (Lambda) is the projection of the orbital angular momentum along the internuclear axis (Omega) is the projection of the total angular momentum along the internuclear axis indicates the symmetry or parity with respect to inversion () through a centre of symmetry is the reflection symmetry along an arbitrary plane containing the internuclear axis For atoms, we use S, L, J and MJ to characterize a given state. In linear molecules, however, the lack of spherical symmetry destroys the relationship , so L ceases to be a good quantum number. A new set of operators have to be used instead: , where the z-axis is defined along the internuclear axis of the molecule. Since these operators commute with each other and with the Hamiltonian on the limit of negligible spin-orbit coupling, their eigenvalues may be used to describe a molecule state through the quantum numbers S, MS, ML and MJ. The cylindrical symmetry of a linear molecule ensures that positive and negative values of a given for an electron in a molecular orbital will be degenerate in the absence of spin-orbit coupling. Different molecular orbitals are classified with a new quantum number, λ, defined as Following the spectroscopic notation pattern, molecular orbitals are designated by a lower case Greek letter: for λ = 0, 1, 2, 3,.
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