Symmetry And Group Theory In Chemistry

by Ladd

• ISBN13: 9781898563396
• ISBN10: 189856339X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

A comprehensive discussion of group theory in the context of molecular and crystal symmetry, this book covers both point-group and space-group symmetries. Contents: Symmetry Everywhere; Symmetry Operations and Symmetry Elements; Group Theory and Point Gro

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
List of symbols
Symmetry everywhere	p. 1
Symmetry operations and symmetry elements	p. 11
Group theory and point groups	p. 38
Representations and character tables	p. 72
Group theory and wavefunctions	p. 108
Group theory and chemical bonding	p. 130
Group theory, molecular vibrations and electron transitions	p. 221
Group theory and crystal symmetry	p. 248
Stereoviews and models	p. 288
Direction cosines and transformation of axes	p. 291
Stereographic projection and spherical trigonometry	p. 294
Matrix diagonalization by Jacobi's method	p. 302
Spherical polar coordinates	p. 305
Unitary representations and orthonormal bases	p. 307
Gamma function	p. 312
Overlap integrals	p. 313
Calculating LCAO coefficients	p. 314
Hybrid orbitals in methane	p. 316
Character tables and correlation tables for point groups	p. 319
Study Aids on the Internet	p. 338
Some useful rotation matrices	p. 342
Apologia for a single symmetry notation	p. 345
Tutorial solutions	p. 347
References and selected reading	p. 395
Index
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