Introduction to Symmetry and Group Theory for Chemists

• Main Author: Lesk, Arthur M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Atoms.; Physics.; Physical Chemistry.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.

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 remain...

Table of Contents:

• 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.