Cotton, F. Albert

Chemical applications of group theory - 3rd ed. - New Delhi Wiley c2003 - xiv, 461p.

Table of Contents

Part I: Principles
1. Definitions and Theorems of Group Theory
2. Molecular Symmetry and the Symmetry Groups
3. Representations of Groups
4. Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics
5. Symmetry-Adapted Linear Combinations

Part II: Applications
6. Molecular Orbital Theory and Its Applications in Organic Chemistry
7. Molecular Orbital Theory for Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds
8. Ligand Field Theory
9. Molecular Vibrations
10. Crystallographic Symmetry
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"Chemical applications of group theory", 3rd edition retains the easy-to-read format and informal flavor of the previous editions, and includes new material on the symmetric properties of extended arrays (crystals), projection operators, LCAO molecular orbitals, and electron counting rules. It also contains many new exercises and illustrations.

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Chemistry--Molecular theory
Chemistry--Group theory

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