Introduction to Symmetry and Group Theory for Chemists by Arthur M Lesk

Introduction to Symmetry and Group Theory for Chemists by Arthur M Lesk

This book is based on a one-semester course for advanced undergraduates specializing in physical chemistry. I am aware that the mathematical training of most science majors is more heavily weighted towards analysis - typ- ally calculus and differential equations - than towards algebra. But it remains my conviction that the basic ideas and applications of group theory are not only vital, but not dif?cult to learn, even though a formal mathematical setting with emphasis on rigor and completeness is not the place where most chemists would feel most comfortable in learning them. The presentation here is short, and limited to those aspects of symmetry and group theory that are directly useful in interpreting molecular structure and spectroscopy. Nevertheless I hope that the reader will begin to sense some of the beauty of the subject. Symmetry is at the heart of our understanding of the physical laws of nature. If a reader is happy with what appears in this book, I must count this a success. But if the book motivates a reader to move deeper into the subject, I shall be grati?ed.

Arthur M. Lesk forscht und lehrt am Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) der University of Cambridge. Zu seinen wissenschaftlichen Interessenschwerpunkten zahlen die Struktur, Funktion und Evolution der Proteine - ein Thema, zu dem er auch bereits ein erfolgreiches Lehrbuch verfasst hat (Introduction To Protein Structure).

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ISBN 13	9789048166008
ISBN 10	9048166004
Title	Introduction to Symmetry and Group Theory for Chemists
Author	Arthur M Lesk
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer
Year published	2010-12-01
Number of pages	122
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