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In this paper we analyze nonlinear dynamics of the fullerene molecule. We prove the existence of global branches of periodic solutions emerging from an icosahedral equilibrium (nonlinear normal modes). We also determine the symmetric…
In-plane nonlinear delocalized vibrations in uniformly stretched single-layer graphene (space group P6mm) are considered with the aid of the group-theoretical methods. These methods were developed by authors earlier in the framework of the…
Some exact interactions between vibrational modes in systems with discrete symmetry can be described by the theory of the bushes of nonlinear normal modes (NNMs) [G.M. Chechin, V.P. Sakhnenko. Physica D 117, 43 (1998)]. Each bush represents…
Bushes of normal modes represent the exact excitations in nonlinear physical systems with discrete symmetries [Physica D117 (1998) 43]. The present paper is the continuation of our previous paper [Physica D166 (2002) 208], where these…
Nonlinear optical properties of extracted higher fullerenes - C70, C76, C78, and C84 - are theoretically investigated. Magnitudes of off-resonant third-harmonic-generation are calculated by the intermediate exciton theory. We find that…
The vibrational properties of a series of push-pull polyynes have been studied by infrared and Raman spectroscopy. The simultaneous activation of a strong infrared and Raman mode, i.e. the collective vibration of CC bonds of the sp carbon…
Bushes of normal modes represent exact mathematical objects describing specific dynamical regimes in nonlinear mechanical systems with point or space symmetry. In the present paper, we outline the bush theory and illustrate it with some…
Bilayer antiferromagnets CrX$_{3}$ (X $=$ Cl, Br, and I) are promising materials for spintronics and optoelectronics that are rooted in their peculiar electronic structures. However, their bands are often hybridized from the interlayer…
Intermode interactions in one-dimensional nonlinear periodic structures have been studied by many authors, starting with the classic work by Fermi, Pasta, and Ulam (FPU) in the middle of the last century. However, symmetry selection rules…
The special nonlinear dynamical regimes, "bushes of normal modes", can exist in the N-particle Hamiltonian systems with discrete symmetry. The dimension of the bush can be essentially less than that of the whole mechanical system.…
We investigate the time-periodic solutions to the nonlinear wave and beam equations and uncover their intricate, fractal-like structure. In particular, we identify a new class of large-energy solutions with complex mode compositions and…
Newly observed enhanced linear optical features of fullerene solutions (Raman scattering and one-photon luminescence) are due to clusterization of fullerene molecules themselves as well as their composites with solvent molecules. A direct…
Intermode interactions in one-dimensional nonlinear periodic structures have been studied by many authors, starting with the classical work by Fermi, Pasta, and Ulam (FPU) in the middle of the last century. However, symmetry selection rules…
Several dimerization products of fullerene C60 are presented and thoroughly characterized with a quantum chemical DFT model augmented by dispersion. We reanalyze and expand significantly the number of known dimers from 12 to 41. Many of the…
Development of new greenhouse gas scavengers is actively pursued nowadays. Volatility caused solvent consumption and significant regeneration costs associated with the aqueous amine solutions motivate search for more technologically and…
We recently identified several emission bands in the Spitzer-IRS spectrum of the unusual planetary nebula Tc 1 with the infrared active vibrational modes of the neutral fullerene species C60 and C70. Since then, the fullerene bands have…
Important advances have recently been made in the search for materials with complex multi-phase landscapes that host photoinduced metastable collective states with exotic functionalities. In almost all cases so far, the desired phases are…
The structure of moving nonlinear excitations in one-dimensional electron-phonon systems is studied semi-phenomenologically by using an effective action in which the width of the nonlinear excitation is treated as a dynamical variable. The…
A semi-empirical model of the infrared (IR) spectrum of the C$_{60}$ molecule is proposed. The weak IR-active modes seen experimentally in a C$_{60}$ crystalline sample are argued to be combination modes caused by anharmonicity. The origin…
The research group from the Rostov State University has been developing the theory of bushes of nonlinear normal modes (NNMs) in Hamiltonian systems with discrete symmetry since the late 90s of the last century. Group-theoretical methods…