Permutation representations in molecular symmetry

Abstract

The reducible representations of the point groups are generally studied because of their relevance to molecular orbital and vibration theory. Triple correlations within the polyhedra are described by group-theoretical invariants that are related to the permutation representations and termed polyhedral isoscalar factors. These invariants are applied in theorems on matrix elements referring to the symmetry-adapted bases at different centres. Further invariants or geometrical weight factors inter-relate different types of reduced matrix elements of irreducible tensors (generalization of the Wigner-Eckart theorem to the polycentric case). As a demonstration a complete tabulation is given for the point group C _4υ.