UID:
almahu_9948025911702882
Format:
1 online resource (424 p.)
ISBN:
0-85709-977-9
Series Statement:
Horwood chemical science series Symmetry and group theory in chemistry
Content:
A comprehensive discussion of group theory in the context of molecular and crystal symmetry, this book covers both point-group and space-group symmetries.Provides a comprehensive discussion of group theory in the context of molecular and crystal symmetryCovers both point-group and space-group symmetriesIncludes tutorial solutions
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Symmetry and Group Theory in Chemistry; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of symbols; Chapter 1. Symmetry everywhere; 1.1 INTRODUCTION: LOOKING FOR SYMMETRY; 1.2 WHAT DO WE MEAN BY SYMMETRY?; 1.3 SYMMETRY THROUGHOUT SCIENCE; 1.4 HOW DO WE APPROACH SYMMETRY; PROBLEMS 1; Chapter 2. Symmetry operations and symmetry elements; 2.1 INTRODUCTION: THE TOOLS OF SYMMETRY; 2.2 DEFINING SYMMETRY OPERATIONS, ELEMENTS AND OPERATORS; 2.3 SETTING UP REFERENCE AXES; 2.4 RELATIONSHIP OF SYMMETRY TO CHIRALITY IN MOLECULES; 2.5 A BRIEF LOOK AT VECTORS AND MATRICES
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PROBLEMS 2Chapter 3. Group theory and point groups; 3.1 INTRODUCTION: GROUPS AND GROUP THEORY; 3.2 WHAT IS GROUP THEORY; 3.3 DEFINING, DERIVING AND RECOGNIZING POINT GROUPS; PROBLEMS 3; Chapter 4. Representations and character tables; 4.1 INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS A REPRESENTATION; 4.2 A FIRST LOOK AT CHARACTER TABLES; 4.3 THE GREAT ORTHOGONALITY THEOREM; 4.4 HOW TO REDUCE A REDUCIBLE REPRESENTATION; 4.5 CONSTRUCTING A CHARACTER TABLE; 4.6 HOW WE HAVE USED THE DIRECT PRODUCT; PROBLEMS 4; Chapter 5. Group theory and wavefunctions; 5.1 INTRODUCTION: USING THE SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION
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Chapter 7. Group theory, molecular vibrations and electron transitions7.1 INTRODUCTION: HOW A MOLECULE ACQUIRES VIBRATIONAL ENERGY; 7.2 NORMAL MODES OF VIBRATION; 7.3 SELECTION RULES IN VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA; 7.4 CLASSIFYING VIBRATIONAL MODES; 7.5 VIBRATIONS IN GASES AND SOLIDS; 7.6 ELECTRON TRANSITIONS IN CHEMICAL SPECIES; PROBLEMS 7; Chapter 8. Group theory and crystal symmetry; 8.1 INTRODUCTION: TWO LEVELS OF CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; 8.2 CRYSTAL SYSTEMS AND CRYSTAL CLASSES; 8.3 WHY ANOTHER SYMMETRY NOTATION; 8.4 WHAT IS A LATTICE; 8.5 TRANSLATION GROUPS; 8.6 SPACE GROUPS
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8.7 APPLICATIONS OF SPACE GROUPS8.8 WHAT IS A FACTOR GROUP; PROBLEMS 8; Appendix 1: Stereoviews and models; Appendix 2: Direction cosines and transformation of axes; Appendix 3: Stereographic projection and spherical trigonometry; Appendix 4: Matrix diagonalization by Jacobi's method; Appendix 5: Spherical polar coordinates; Appendix 6: Unitary representations and orthonormal bases; Appendix 7: Gamma function; Appendix 8: Overlap integrals; Appendix 9: Calculating LCAO coefficients; Appendix 10: Hybrid orbitals in methane; Appendix 11: Character tables and correlation tables for point groups
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Appendix 12: Study aids on the internet
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-898563-39-X
Language:
English
