Author : J. S. Ogden
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Release : 2001
ISBN-13 : 9780198559108
Page : 90 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 from 108 voters
This Primer presents an introduction to molecular symmetry and point groups with an emphasis on their applications. The author has adopted a non-mathematical approach as far as possible and the text will supplement those that are too advanced or gloss over important information. Chapter topics include symmetry elements, operations and point groups; matrices, multiplications tables and representations; the reduction formula; molecular vibrations; vibrational spectroscopy and degenerate vibrations; symmetry aspects of chemical bonding and matrices in higher order point groups