Show that if one expands U(R) in Fig. 4.6 in a Taylor series about R = Re

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Show that if one expands U(R) in Fig. 4.6 in a Taylor series about R = Re and neglects terms containing (R - Re)3 and higher powers (these terms are small for R near Re), then one obtains a harmonic-oscillator potential with k = d2/dR2| R = Re.
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Quantum Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321803450

7th edition

Authors: Ira N. Levine

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