Vibrational Spectroscopy

✍ Scribed by Guozhen Wu; Tsinghua University Press

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 206
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book presents principles of molecular vibrational spectroscopy from the viewpoint of Raman, Raman optical activity and high excitation. The quantum mechanical basis, vibrational analysis, representation of point groups and its applications are discussed as well. With exercises, it is an essential text for graduates, lecturers, and also researchers.

• A pedagogical presentation of molecular vibrational spectroscopy.
• Includes exercises, making it also suitable for self-study.
• Supplied with numerous illustrations and examples.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
1. Foundations of quantum mechanics
2. Molecular rotation
3. Molecular vibrations
4. Force constants of thiocyanate ion adsorbed on electrode surface
5. Representations of point groups and their applications (thiocynante)
6. Crystal vibrations and correlation among groups
7. Electronic wave functions
8. Raman effect
9. Bond polarizability
10. Electronic structure of Raman virtual state
11. Circular dichroism
12. Differential bond polarizability and Raman optical activity
13. Molecular highly excited vibration
Answers to exercises
Appendix Character tables
Index