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The Exchange Integral (Between Carbons 1-2 and 3-4)
The matrix element of the Hamiltonian connecting these two orbitals would be

\begin{displaymath}H_{1-2} = H_{2-1} = \int p_1 H p_2 d\tau= \int
\left (\left ...
...a_{1-2} + p_y cos \theta_{1-2} \right )_1 \right ) H
p_K d\tau
\end{displaymath}



Carl David
1999-06-16