A natural scheme for the quantitative analysis of the magnetically induced molecular current density using an oriented flux-weighted stagnation graph. II. Stagnation line branching and homodiatomics

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Authors: Maria Dimitrova, Christoph Dalitz, Juliane Arning, Raphael J. F. Berger
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Abstract

We have previously introduced a new “natural” scheme to quantitatively analyze the magnetically induced molecular current density vector field, $J^B$, via the oriented flux-weighted stagnation graph (OFW-SG). In this work, we exemplify the procedure via the analytic examples of (a) one single vortex, (b) a superposition of two vortices, and (c) a poloidal vortex, and subsequently, we investigate a series of homodiatomic molecules, where, in addition to the features of LiH we reported about in the first paper of this series, instances of the current vortex configuration (b) are occurring. We call this configuration “single stagnation line branching” and give a topological and quantitative current density analysis using OFW- SGs.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions Magnetism in coordination complexes

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Journal / source
ChemRxiv
Publication date
27 January 2026
Document type
Preprint