
%0 Journal Article
%A Mahany, J 
%A Deo, BB 
%T Vibrations of Finite Linear Chains of Molecules
%J Australian Journal of Physics
%D 1978/08/01
%V 31
%N 4
%P 313-318
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/PH780313
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/PH780313 
%X Szigeti's (1961) method for obtaining the vibration frequencies of a finite chain (representing a long-chain molecule) from those of an associated infinite chain is analysed by a matrix partitioning technique. It is shown that this method has the advantage of reducing the dimensionality of the secular determinant. The approach is illustrated by an example. 
