Introduction to Symmetry and Group Theory for Chemists - Arthur M. Lesk

Introduction to Symmetry and Group Theory for Chemists

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Buch | Softcover
122 Seiten
2010 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Springer (Verlag)
978-90-481-6600-8 (ISBN)
106,99 inkl. MwSt
This book is based on a one-semester course for advanced undergraduates specializing in physical chemistry. I am aware that the mathematical training of most science majors is more heavily weighted towards analysis – typ- ally calculus and differential equations – than towards algebra. But it remains my conviction that the basic ideas and applications of group theory are not only vital, but not dif?cult to learn, even though a formal mathematical setting with emphasis on rigor and completeness is not the place where most chemists would feel most comfortable in learning them. The presentation here is short, and limited to those aspects of symmetry and group theory that are directly useful in interpreting molecular structure and spectroscopy. Nevertheless I hope that the reader will begin to sense some of the beauty of the subject. Symmetry is at the heart of our understanding of the physical laws of nature. If a reader is happy with what appears in this book, I must count this a success. But if the book motivates a reader to move deeper into the subject, I shall be grati?ed.

The Relationship between Group Theory and Chemistry.- Symmetry.- Group Theory.- Point Groups — The Symmetry Groups of Small Molecules.- to Linear Algebra.- Group Representations and Character Tables.- Molecular Vibrations.- Electronic Structure of Atoms and Molecules.- Symmetry Properties of Molecular Orbitals; Correlation Diagrams.- Spectroscopy and Selection Rules.- Molecular Orbital Theory of Planar Conjugated Molecules.- Conclusion.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.12.2010
Zusatzinfo X, 122 p.
Verlagsort Dordrecht
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Plasmaphysik
ISBN-10 90-481-6600-4 / 9048166004
ISBN-13 978-90-481-6600-8 / 9789048166008
Zustand Neuware
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