Density of states of one-dimensional hindered internal rotors and separability of rotational degrees of freedom

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 102, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 3916-3922

  Knyazev, Vadim D ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

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EID: 0001182042     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp9727005     Document Type: Article

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