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Original Articles

Rotational Motion of Linear Molecules in Three Dimensions. A Path-Integral Monte Carlo Approach

Pages 33-48 | Received 01 Jan 1993, Accepted 01 Jun 1993, Published online: 23 Sep 2006

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