Group theory and chemistry
By: Bishop, David M
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: United Kingdom -- Dover Publications -- 1993Description: xvi, 300pISBN: 9780486673554Subject(s): Physical chemistry | Group theoryDDC classification: 541.22 BIS/G Summary: Concise, self-contained introduction to group theory and its applications to chemical problems. Symmetry, symmetry operations, point groups, matrices, matrix representations, equivalent and reducible representations, irreducible representations and character tables, representations and quantum mechanics, molecular vibrations, molecular orbital theory, hybrid orbitals, and transition metal chemistry. Advanced-undergraduate/graduate level. 1973 edition.
1. Symmetry
2. Symmetry operations
3. Point groups
4. Matrices
5. Matrix representations
6. Equivalent and reducible representations
7. Irreducible representations and character tables
8. Representations and quantum mechanics
9. Molecular vibrations
10. Molecular orbital theory
11. Hybrid orbitals
12. Transition metal chemistry
App. I: Character tables
Concise, self-contained introduction to group theory and its applications to chemical problems. Symmetry, symmetry operations, point groups, matrices, matrix representations, equivalent and reducible representations, irreducible representations and character tables, representations and quantum mechanics, molecular vibrations, molecular orbital theory, hybrid orbitals, and transition metal chemistry. Advanced-undergraduate/graduate level. 1973 edition.