| Description |
xviii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Horwood chemical science series |
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Horwood chemical science series.
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| Contents |
1. Symmetry everywhere -- 2. Symmetry operations and symmetry elements -- 3. Group theory and point groups -- 4. Representations and character tables -- 5. Group theory and wavefunctions -- 6. Group theory and chemical bonding -- 7. Group theory, molecular vibrations and electron transitions -- 8. Group theory and crystal symmetry -- App. 1. Stereoviews and models -- App. 2. Direction cosines and transformation of axes -- App. 3. Stereographic projection and spherical trigonometry -- App. 4. Matrix diagonalization by Jacobi's method -- App. 5. Spherical polar coordinates -- App. 6. Unitary representations and orthonormal bases -- App. 7. Gamma function -- App. 8. Overlap integrals -- App. 9. Calculating LCAO coefficients -- App. 10. Hybrid orbitals in methane -- App. 11. Character tables and correlation tables for point groups -- App. 12. Study Aids on the Internet -- App. 13. Some useful rotation matrices -- App. 14. Apologia for a single symmetry notation |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [396]-398) and index |
| Subject |
Chemistry -- Mathematics.
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Group theory -- Mathematical models.
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Group theory -- Mathematics.
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Group theory.
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Symmetry (Physics)
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| LC no. |
99495098 |
| ISBN |
189856339X (paperback) |
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