3rd ed. Springer. 2009. 531 p.
This is the first book to comprehensively survey chemistry from the point of view of symmetry. It contains many examples from chemistry as well as from other fields which emphasize the unifying nature of the symmetry concept.
Contents
Introduction
Simple and Combined Symmetries
Molecular Shape and Geometry
Helpful Mathematical Tools
Molecular Vibrations
Electronic Structure of Atoms and Molecules
Chemical Reactions
Space-Group Symmetries
Crystals
Epilogue
Other Titles by the Authors
This is the first book to comprehensively survey chemistry from the point of view of symmetry. It contains many examples from chemistry as well as from other fields which emphasize the unifying nature of the symmetry concept.
Contents
Introduction
Simple and Combined Symmetries
Molecular Shape and Geometry
Helpful Mathematical Tools
Molecular Vibrations
Electronic Structure of Atoms and Molecules
Chemical Reactions
Space-Group Symmetries
Crystals
Epilogue
Other Titles by the Authors