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\begin{array}{cccc}
\alpha&0 & 0 & -\beta^h\\
0 &\al...
... & \alpha & 0\\
-\beta^h & 0 & 0 & \alpha
\end{array}\right )
\end{displaymath} (17)

The difference between the two reaction paths shows up in the H1-4 term, where the product of sines reflects the difference in signs between the two angles.

Carl David
1999-06-16