Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text presents a highly specific version of the irreducible tensor method for molecular symmetry groups. It was written by a distinguished chemist and biophysicist, John Stanley Griffith (1928-72), whose brief career spanned many disciplines and included the development of a theory of protein self-replication that led to significant advances in genetic research.
The text begins with an introduction, followed by considerations of
V coefficients for the octahedral group and other symmetry groups, and a survey of
W coefficients. Subsequent topics include irreducible products and their matrix elements, two-electron formulae for the octahedral group, fractional parentage,
X coefficients, spin, and matrices of one-electron operators. A concluding chapter addresses special topics, and six appendixes offer useful supplementary material.
Unabridged republication of the edition published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1962.
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ISBN 10 | 0486450473 |
ISBN 13 | 9780486450476 |
Author/Editor | J. S. Griffith |
Page Count | 144 |
Dimensions | 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 |