Vibrational partition function: Difference between revisions

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The '''vibrational partition function''' traditionally refers to the component of the [[canonical partition function]] resulting from the vibrational degrees of freedom of a system. The vibrational partition function is only well-defined in model systems where the vibrational motion is relatively uncoupled with the system's other degrees of freedom.

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<math>Z_{vib}=\prod_j{\sum_i{e^{-\frac{E_{j,i}}{kT}}}}</math>

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