Structural Determination of the Symmetry-Breaking Parameter intrans-(CH)x

Abstract
The magnitude of the symmetry-breaking dimerization distortion has been determined by analysis of x-ray scattering data from trans-(CH)x u00.03 Å.This distortion can account for the magnitude of the energy gap, implying that electron-electron interactions do not dominate the physics of long-chain polyenes.

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