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Book SynopsisIn the 1920s, when quantum mechanics was in its infancy, chemists and solid state physicists had little choice but to manipulate unwieldy equations to determine the properties of even the simplest molecules. When mathematicians turned their attention to the equations of quantum mechanics, they discovered that these could be expressed in terms of gr
Trade Review"Throughout, I have had in mind the experimentalist who wishes to grasp the principles of the theory (of continuous groups) and learn how to apply them to physical problems."
—From the introductionTable of ContentsPreface to the Paperback EditionPrefaceCh. 1Classical Methods1Ch. 2Crystal Fields25Ch. 3The n-j Symbols54Ch. 4Configurations of two Electrons76Ch. 5Continuous Groups95Ch. 6Seniority154Ch. 7Fractional Parentage Coefficients166Ch. 8Configurations of More than Two Equivalent Electrons193App. 1Radial Integrals for Hydrogenic Eigenfunctions225App. 2The Coefficients (UL\U'L' + f) and (WU\W'U' + f)227References233Index237
