Structure and bonding in condensed matter /
Nichols, Carol Susan.
Structure and bonding in condensed matter / Carol S. Nichols. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995. - xvi, 307 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-304) and index.
Introduction -- Group theory: background and basics -- Matrix representations and characters of finite groups -- Review of the mathematics of quantum mechanics -- The Schrodinger equation -- The hydrogen atom -- Diatomic molecules -- Translational invariance and reciprocal space -- Characterization of electrons in a solid -- Generalization to two and three dimensions -- Crystal structures -- More on bands -- Some case studies in two and three dimensions -- Free-electron and nearly-free-electron systems -- Transition metals -- More sophisticated electronic structure calculations -- Appendix 1: Atomic units -- Appendix 2: Stereographic projections of some point groups -- Appendix 3: Character tables -- Appendix 4: Hermitian operators -- Appendix 5: The Dirac delta function -- Appendix 6: Moments of distribution functions -- Appendix 7: The Sommerfeld expansion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
0521462835 0521468221 (pbk.)
94032183
Condensed matter.
Electronic structure.
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.
Chemical bonds.
Physics
Q334 / .N53 1995
530.4NIC
Structure and bonding in condensed matter / Carol S. Nichols. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995. - xvi, 307 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-304) and index.
Introduction -- Group theory: background and basics -- Matrix representations and characters of finite groups -- Review of the mathematics of quantum mechanics -- The Schrodinger equation -- The hydrogen atom -- Diatomic molecules -- Translational invariance and reciprocal space -- Characterization of electrons in a solid -- Generalization to two and three dimensions -- Crystal structures -- More on bands -- Some case studies in two and three dimensions -- Free-electron and nearly-free-electron systems -- Transition metals -- More sophisticated electronic structure calculations -- Appendix 1: Atomic units -- Appendix 2: Stereographic projections of some point groups -- Appendix 3: Character tables -- Appendix 4: Hermitian operators -- Appendix 5: The Dirac delta function -- Appendix 6: Moments of distribution functions -- Appendix 7: The Sommerfeld expansion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
0521462835 0521468221 (pbk.)
94032183
Condensed matter.
Electronic structure.
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.
Chemical bonds.
Physics
Q334 / .N53 1995
530.4NIC