Stone’s tensor surface harmonic theory

The bonding in gold cluster molecules has been interpreted using free electron models based on Stone s tensor surface harmonic theory [48, 49]. High similarity has... 

The remainder of this article is largely concerned with describing how some of the above observations can be rationalized using Stone s Tensor Surface Harmonic theory, and with the further imphcations of this model for dynamical processes such as cluster rearrangements. The number of example systems and electron count rationalizations will be kept relatively small in favor of explaining the theoretical foundations that underhe the method. Tables of examples and more detailed analyses of the various cases may be found elsewhere. ... 

Several years before the formulation of the Tensor Surface Harmonic Theory, King presented a graph theoretical treatment of bonding in borane clusters563. It is instructive to compare this with Stone s methodology. 

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