Abstract
AbstractUsing electron scattering data, the diffraction pattern off $$^{3}$$
3
He shows it to be an equilateral triangle possessing dihedral D$$_{3}$$
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point group symmetry (PGS). Previous work showed that $$^{4}$$
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He is a 3-base pyramid with C$$_{3v}$$
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v
PGS. $$^{6}$$
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Li is predicted to have C$$_{2v}$$
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v
PGS. As nuclear $$A \rightarrow $$
A
→
large, atomic nuclei enter into the ‘protein folding problem’ with many possible groundstate PGS competing for lowest energy.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC