The origins of avoided crossings in poly
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Christopher E. Wozny; Donald W. Noid; Bobby G. Sumpter
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract A purely mathematical heuristic model is examined in order to explain the existence of an avoided crossing between two dispersion curves calculated for a certain potential energy surface designed to simulate the dynamics of a linear polyethylene chain. The model shows that a third mode