Abstract
A brief summary of the general theory of the long-range potential energy between two molecules, previously developed by Buckingham, is first presented. Then the first detailed expressions of this potential energy are given for the three following molecular pairs : tetrahedral molecule-atom, tetrahedral molecule-linear molecule and tetrahedral molecule-tetrahedral molecule. These expressions are applied to the calculation of the spectral moments of the far infra-red pressure induced absorption band, the second virial coefficient and the intermolecular mean square torque. This allows a discussion of the magnitude of the various terms contributing to this potential energy and leads to a determination, for CH4, of the octupole and hexadecapole moments, and of the hyperpolarizability:
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