Group theory and chemistry. Corrected reprint of the 1973 orig. (English) Zbl 1093.20500
New York, NY: Dover Publication (ISBN 0-486-67355-3). xx, 300 p. (1993).
Publisher’s descrition: Concise, self-contained introduction to group theory and its application to chemical problems. Symmetry, symmetry operations, point groups, matrices, matrix representations, equivalent and reducible representations, irreducible representations and character tables, representations and quantum mechanics, molecular vibrations, molecular orbital theory, hybrid orbitals, and transition metal chemistry. Relevant math after each chapter. Advanced-undergraduate/graduate level. Problems.
MSC:
| 20-01 | Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to group theory |
| 92E10 | Molecular structure (graph-theoretic methods, methods of differential topology, etc.) |
| 20C35 | Applications of group representations to physics and other areas of science |
| 20H15 | Other geometric groups, including crystallographic groups |
