Vincent Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory

A Programmed Introduction to Chemical Applications
2. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-72338-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

This substantially revised and expanded new edition of thebestselling textbook, addresses the difficulties that can arisewith the mathematics that underpins the study of symmetry, andacknowledges that group theory can be a complex concept forstudents to grasp.
Written in a clear, concise manner, the author introduces a seriesof programmes that help students learn at their own pace and enableto them understand the subject fully. Readers are taken through aseries of carefully constructed exercises, designed to simplify themathematics and give them a full understanding of how this relatesto the chemistry.
This second edition contains a new chapter on the projectionoperator method. This is used to calculate the form of the normalmodes of vibration of a molecule and the normalised wave functionsof hybrid orbitals or molecular orbitals.
The features of this book include:
* A concise, gentle introduction to symmetry and group theory
* Takes a programmed learning approach
* New material on projection operators, and the calcultaion ofnormal modes of vibration and normalised wave functions oforbitals
This book is suitable for all students of chemistry taking a firstcourse in symmetry and group theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vincent, Alan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Second Edition.
How to Use the Programmes.
Programme 1: Symmetry Elements and Operations.
Programme 2: Point Groups.
Programme 3: Non-degenerate Representations.
Programme 4: Matrices.
Programme 5: Degenerate Representations.
Programme 6: Applications to Chemical Bonding.
Programme 7: Applications to Molecular Vibration.
Programme 8: Linear Combinations.
Bibliography.
Mathematical Data for use with Character Tables.
Character Tables for Chemically Important Symmetry Groups.