“…7 X ⌫ are symmetric orbital operators, acting on the 3d-t 2g triplet, and V ␣ ͑␣ = e , t , a , b , c͒ and V ␣ R ͑␣ = e , t͒ are electron-lattice coupling constants. 26,27 The expressions in the first two square brackets, which are H lin and H QQ , represent interactions of the Ti 3+ 3d-t 2g electron with the linear and quadratic symmetrized shifts of the oxygen octahedron correspondingly, and H R ͑the third expression͒ is responsible for this electron and a cube of R ions shifts coupling.…”