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Perspective on “Ab initio calculation of force constants and equilibrium geometries in polyatomic molecules. I. Theory”

Pulay P (1969) Mol Phys 17: 197–204

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This article provides an outline of the title paper by Peter Pulay and discusses some of the methodology that grew from it, and the impact that it has had on the development of computational chemistry.

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Schlegel, H.B. (2000). Perspective on “Ab initio calculation of force constants and equilibrium geometries in polyatomic molecules. I. Theory”. In: Cramer, C.J., Truhlar, D.G. (eds) Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10421-7_39

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