| Abstract: | Derivatives, with respect to the symmetry coordinates, of the components of the dipole polarizabilities of HF, H2O, and CH4 are calculated using the Kirkwood method and a generalization of that method. The results for the bond-stretching derivatives are in reasonable agreement with those found by finite field calculations; those for angle changes are of the correct sign, but their magnitudes are in poor agreement with the finite field ones. The results are also analyzed using a four-parameter bond polarizability model. |
