UC Agarwala | HL Nigam | Sudha Agrawal | Category: ChemistryBook Details
ISBN: 9789384370398
YOP: 2018
Pages: 548
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Nature exhibits symmetries on all scapes ranging from cosmological to the atomic particle. Some are obvious, some hidden. These are fertile as unifying, classifying and simplifying agents in scientific studies. Though these are enjoying, their theoretical and mathematical nature is conceptually complex and abstract because of their links with group theory. The latter mathematical language of symmetry—is usually presented in terms of “Hard to Grasp” abstract axioms. But whatever be the nature of group theory-concept, it and symmetry are inseparable, it defines “Symmetry”. Because symmetry arguments are such a powerful tool in teaching, and research, especially in science, an understanding of the basic concepts of symmetry in group theory concepts will be great to students.
A book is needed that deals with the basics of symmetry in terms of Group Theory so that the students could develop an understanding in the field. With this thought in mind, we wrote the book “Book One” dealing only the fundamentals of the basics of symmetry. Basics without applications have no meaning. The applications of symmetry are innumerable. There is hardly any area scientific or nonscientific— where symmetry does not peep in. A book on the applications will be an impossibility to write. However, an attempt can be made to write a book on its applications dealing only a few important disciplines. A selection of topics to be included in an introductory book for chemists is inevitable. We, therefore, chose a few topics that might be interesting to chemists present book is an outcome of that concept.
1. Dipole Moments and Isomerisms (Optical)
2. Vibrational Motions
3. Molecular Orbital Theory (MO)
4. Molecular Orbitals of -Type Molecules
5. Ligand Field Theory
6. Double Groups
7. Space Groups Crystal Symmetry
8. Reaction Mechanism (Organic and Inorganic)
9. Magnetic Point Group (Colour Groups) (Antisymmetric Point Groups)
Appendix
Nature exhibits symmetries on all scapes ranging from cosmological to the atomic particle. Some are obvious, some hidden. These are fertile as unifying, classifying and simplifying agents in scientific studies. Though these are enjoying, their theoretical and mathematical nature is conceptually complex and abstract because of their links with group theory. The latter mathematical language of symmetry—is usually presented in terms of “Hard to Grasp” abstract axioms. But whatever be the nature of group theory-concept, it and symmetry are inseparable, it defines “Symmetry”. Because symmetry arguments are such a powerful tool in teaching, and research, especially in science, an understanding of the basic concepts of symmetry in group theory concepts will be great to students.
A book is needed that deals with the basics of symmetry in terms of Group Theory so that the students could develop an understanding in the field. With this thought in mind, we wrote the book “Book One” dealing only the fundamentals of the basics of symmetry. Basics without applications have no meaning. The applications of symmetry are innumerable. There is hardly any area scientific or nonscientific— where symmetry does not peep in. A book on the applications will be an impossibility to write. However, an attempt can be made to write a book on its applications dealing only a few important disciplines. A selection of topics to be included in an introductory book for chemists is inevitable. We, therefore, chose a few topics that might be interesting to chemists present book is an outcome of that concept.
1. Dipole Moments and Isomerisms (Optical)
2. Vibrational Motions
3. Molecular Orbital Theory (MO)
4. Molecular Orbitals of -Type Molecules
5. Ligand Field Theory
6. Double Groups
7. Space Groups Crystal Symmetry
8. Reaction Mechanism (Organic and Inorganic)
9. Magnetic Point Group (Colour Groups) (Antisymmetric Point Groups)
Appendix
