# Self-trapped Exciton and Franck-Condon Spectra Predicted in LaMnO3

## ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank M. Blume, M. Cardona, J. P. Hill, T. P. Martin, L. Mihaly, A. J. Millis, and D. Romero for help. This work was supported in part by NSF grant no. DMR-9725037.