IUPAC definition : A mountain-pass in a potential-energy (reaction) surface is known as a col or saddle
point. It is a point at which the gradient is zero along all coordinates, and the
curvature is positive along all but one coordinate, which is the reaction coordinate,
along which the curvature is negative.;
A mountain-pass in a potential-energy (reaction) surface is known as a col or saddle
point. It is a point at which the gradient is zero along all coordinates, and the
curvature is positive along all but one coordinate, which is the reaction coordinate,
along which the curvature is negative.