Gradient extremal bifurcation and turning points: An application to the H2CO potential energy surface

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 8025-8031

  Bondensgård, Kent ^a   Jensen, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 0000570910     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.471495     Document Type: Article

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