Title Symmetry and spectroscopy : an introduction to vibrational and electronic spectroscopy / by Daniel C. Harris and Michael D. Bertolucci

Published New York : Dover Publications, 1989 ©1978

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Description xii, 550 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Contents Machine derived contents note: 0. Opening remarks -- 1. A chemist's view of group theory -- 1-1. Introduction -- 1-2. Symmetry Operations and Molecules -- 1-3. Groups -- 1-4. Point Groups -- 1.5. Classification of Molecules into Point Groups -- 1-6. Matrix Representation of Symmetry Operations -- 1-7. Characters and Character Tables -- 1-8. Decomposition of Reducible Representations and the Direct Product -- Additional Problems -- Related Reading -- 2. A skirmish with quantum mechanics -- 2-1. Introduction -- 2-2. Light -- 2-3. The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics -- 2-4. Some Simple Illustrations from Quantum Mechanics -- Related Reading -- 3. Vibrational spectroscopy -- 3-1. Introduction -- 3-2. Infrared and Raman Spectra -- 3-3. Diatomic Molecules -- 3-4. Transitions between Stationary States -- 3-5. The Normal Modes of Vibration of Polyatomic Molecules -- 3-6. Selection Rules and Polarization -- 3-7. Symmetry Coordinates and Normal Modes -- 3-8. Stretching Mode Analysis -- 3-9. Assignment of Real Spectra -- 3-10. The Resonance Raman Effect -- 3.-11 Functional Group Analysis -- Additional Problems -- Related Reading -- 4. Molecular orbital theory -- 4-1 Introduction -- 4-2 Atoms -- 4-3 Photoelctron Spectroscopy -- 4-4 The LCAO Molecular Orbital Method -- 4-5 Diatomic Molecules -- 4-6 Polyatomic Molecules -- 4-7 The Hückel Method -- 4-8 Transition Metal Complexes -- Additional Problems -- Related Reading -- 5. Electronic spectroscopy -- 5-1 Introduction -- 5-2 Another Look at Molecular Vibrations -- 5-3 Basic Notions -- 5-4 Selection Rules -- 5-5 The Electronic Spectra of Some Diatomic Molecules -- 5-6 The Fate of Absorbed Energy -- 5-7 "Single Bonds, Double Bonds, and Lone Pairs" -- 5-8 Vibronic Analysis -- 5-9 Transition Metal Complexes -- 5-10 Concluding Remarks -- Additional Problems -- Related Reading -- Appendices -- A. Character tables -- B. Direct products -- C. Overtones of degenerate vibrations -- D. The shapes of atomic orbitals -- E. Physical constants -- F. Energy conversions -- G. Answers to problems -- Index Notes Reprint. Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1978 Bibliography Includes bibliographies and index Subject Vibrational spectra. Electron spectroscopy. Molecular orbitals. Symmetry (Physics) Author Bertolucci, Michael D. LC no. 89016810 ISBN 048666144X :

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