Hi there!

[I'm a SIESTA newbie and] I want to make a program for xyz -> Z-matrix
conversion. I don't understand how the torsion angle for the third atom is
defined.

Consider the second example from the manual
2     2 1 0     CC CCC 90.0    0 0 0

1. The torsion angle is defined by this order of atoms 3211* or other one?
[3 ,2 and 1 are the third, the second and the first atom; 1* is the virtual
(the notional) atom 1 above the first one]

2. What is the distance between the notional atom and atom 1; in some
configuration this torsional angle could depend on distance.

Thank you!

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