Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry

2. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-12-356771-0
Verlag: ACADEMIC PR INC

Buch, Englisch, 291 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: Complimentary Science Series

Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry is an introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics needed in physical chemistry. Mathematical tools are presented and developed as needed and only basic calculus, chemistry, and physics is assumed. Applications include atomic and molecular structure, spectroscopy, alpha decay, tunneling, and superconductivity. New edition includes sections on perturbation theory, orbital symmetry of diatomic molecules, the Huckel MO method and Woodward/Hoffman rules as well as a new chapter on SCF and Hartree-Fock methods.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate students in physical chemistry
Beginning students (graduate or undergraduate) in quantum mechanics

Autoren/Hrsg.

House, James E.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Early Days
2. The Quantum Mechanical Way of Doing Things
3. Particles in Boxes
4. The Hydrogen Atom
5. More Complex Atoms
6. Vibrations and the Harmonic Oscillator
7. Molecular Rotation and Spectroscopy
8. Barrier Penetration
9. Diatomic Molecules
10. Symmetry
11. Hückel Molecular Orbital Methods
12. More Complete Molecular Orbital Methods

Über Autor(innen)

House, James E.
J.E. House is Scholar in Residence, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Illinois State University. He received BS and MA degrees from Southern Illinois University and the PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana. In his 32 years at Illinois State, he taught a variety of courses in inorganic and physical chemistry. He has authored almost 150 publications in chemistry journals, many dealing with reactions in solid materials, as well as books on chemical kinetics, quantum mechanics, and inorganic chemistry. He was elected Professor of the Year in 2011 by the student body at Illinois Wesleyan University. He has also been elected to the Southern Illinois University Chemistry Alumni Hall of Fame. He is the Series Editor for Elsevier's Developments in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry series, and a member of the editorial board of The Chemical Educator.

James E. House is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Illinois State University, where he taught for 32 years. His teaching included a wide range of courses in general chemistry, inorganic chemistry, chemical kinetics, and special topics courses in solid state, nuclear, and descriptive chemistry. He also served as Visiting Professor of Chemistry and Advanced Studies at the University of Illinois in 1991 and Visiting Professor at Illinois Wesleyan University in 1997 and 2002. His research led to 135 publications in professional journals, many of them dealing with kinetics of reactions in solids. House was also active in the Illinois Academy of Sciences. He served as its President in 1976 and as Editor of the Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Sciences for five years and is an elected Fellow of the Academy. He is included in American Men and Women of Science, Who's Who in Technology, and Outstanding Educators of America (1972). In recent years, House has become interested in airguns, which led to his book American Air Rifles (Krause, 2001). He is on the editorial boards of two magazines in that field and writes for several others.