Water Buckyball Terahertz Vibrations in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Cosmology

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dc.creatorJohnson, Keith
dc.date2009-02-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:40:53Z
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dc.descriptionPentagonal dodecahedral buckyball-like water clusters and arrays thereof are shown from first-principles electronic-structure calculations to possess unique terahertz vibrational modes in the 1-6 THz range, corresponding to oxygen-oxygen-oxygen bending and twisting surface distortions of the clusters. In their excited electronic states these water clusters constitute a form of Rydberg matter. Applications to Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Cosmology are described.
dc.description7 pages, 6 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0902.2035
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0902.2035
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/219587
dc.subjectAtomic and Molecular Clusters
dc.subjectCosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.titleWater Buckyball Terahertz Vibrations in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Cosmology
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