Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Author; Chapter 1: Molecular Symmetry and the Symmetry Groups; Chapter 2: Crystal Field Theory; Chapter 3: Symmetry and Molecular Orbitals Theory; Chapter 4: Symmetry of Molecular Vibrations and Selection Rules; Chapter 5: Basic Optical Spectroscopic Techniques; Appendix: Selected Character Tables; Solutions to Study Questions; Back Cover
Summary
Molecular Symmetry and the Symmetry GroupsSymmetry Elements and Symmetry OperationsPoint Groups and Molecular SymmetrySymmetry Classification of MoleculesMatrix Representation of Symmetry TransformationGroup RepresentationsProperties of Irreducible RepresentationsTables of CharactersSymmetry of Crystals and Space GroupsRotation Groups and OperatorsExamples of SymmetryStudy QuestionsReferencesCrystal Field TheoryStates and Energies of Free Atoms and IonsOptical Spectra of Ionic CrystalsImpurities in Crystal Lattice: Splitting of Levels and Terms in Lattice SymmetryWeak Crystalline Field of Octa