01961fam a2200325 a 45000010008000000030008000080050017000160080041000330100017000740200015000910350020001060350023001260350017001490400036001660500021002020820020002231000030002432450061002732600041003342630009003753000032003843650014004165040051004305050464004815200355009455200272013006500022015726500023015946500018016172255713BD-DhUL20141014155435.0970611s1998    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a   97025445   a9812530975  a(OCoLC)37179983  a(OCoLC)ocm37179983  a(NNC)2255713  aDLCcDLCdNNCdOrLoB-BdBD-DhUL00aQD461b.C32 199800a541.22221bCAM1 aCarter, Robert L.,d1944-10aMolecular symmetry and group theory /cRobert L. Carter.  aNew York :bJ. Wiley,cc1998.,c2004.  a9710  ax, 299 p. :bill. ;c23 cm.  2USDa4.50  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.00gCh. 1.tFundamental Concepts --gCh. 2.tRepresentations of Groups --gCh. 3.tTechniques and Relationships for Chemical Applications --gCh. 4.tSymmetry and Chemical Bonding --gCh. 5.tEquations for Wave Functions --gCh. 6.tVibrational Spectroscopy --gCh. 7.tTransition Metal Complexes --gApp. A.tPoint Group Character Tables --gApp. B.tCorrelation Tables --gApp. C.tNormal Modes of Some Common Structures --gApp. D.tTanabe and Sugano Diagrams.  aIn a friendly, easy-to-understand style, this new book invites the reader to discover by example the power of symmetry arguments for understanding theoretical problems in chemistry. The author shows the evolution of ideas and demonstrates the centrality of symmetry and group theory to a complete understanding of the theory of structure and bonding.8 aPlus, the book offers explicit demonstrations of the most effective techniques for applying group theory to chemical problems, including the tabular method of reducing representations and the use of group-subgroup relationships for dealing with infinite-order groups. 0aMolecular theory. 0aSymmetry (Physics) 0aGroup theory.