Molecular Symmetry and Spectroscopy

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Pages xi-xiii
Acknowledgments, Page xv
Introduction, Pages 1-4
1 - Permutations and Permutation Groups, Pages 5-19
2 - The Inversion Operation and Permutation Inversion Groups, Pages 20-28
3 - Rotation Groups and Point Groups, Pages 29-37
4 - Representations of Groups, Pages 38-54
5 - The Use of Representations for Labeling Molecular Energy Levels, Pages 55-83
6 - The Molecular Hamiltonian and Its True Symmetry, Pages 84-113
7 - The Coordinates in the Rovibronic Schrödinger Equation, Pages 114-165
8 - The Rovibronic Wavefunctions, Pages 166-201
9 - The Definition of the Molecular Symmetry Group, Pages 202-225
10 - The Classification of Molecular Wavefunctions in the Molecular Symmetry Group, Pages 226-267
11 - Near Symmetry, Perturbations, and Optical Selection Rules, Pages 268-328
12 - Linear Molecules and Nonrigid Molecules, Pages 329-372
APPENDIX A - The Character Tables, Pages 373-397
APPENDIX B - The Correlation Tables, Pages 398-403
References, Pages 404-407
Index, Pages 409-424