Group Theory in Chemistry and Spectroscopy: A Simple Guide to Advanced Usage (Dover Books on Chemistry) - Softcover

Boris S. Tsukerblat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048645035X ISBN 13: 9780486450353

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2006

Synopsis

This handbook on group theory is geared toward chemists and experimental physicists who use spectroscopy and require knowledge of the electronic structures of the materials they investigate. Accessible to undergraduate students, it takes an elementary approach to many of the key concepts. Rather than the deductive method common to books on mathematics and theoretical physics, the present volume introduces fundamental concepts with simple examples, relating them to specific chemical and physical problems.
The text is centered on detailed analysis of examples. Since neither chemists nor spectroscopists require theorem proofs, very few appear here. Instead, the focus remains on the principal conclusions, their meaning, and their use. In keeping with the text's practical bias, the main results of group theory are presented in all sections as procedures, making possible their systematic and step-by-step-application. Each chapter contains problems that develop practical skill and provide a valuable supplement to the text.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 048645035X
• ISBN 13: 9780486450353
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464