The Irreducible Tensor Method for Molecular Symmetry Groups

Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text presents a highly specific version of the irreducible tensor method for molecular symmetry groups. It was written by a distinguished chemist and biophysicist, John Stanley Griffith (1928-72), whose brief career spanned many disciplines and included the development of a theory of protein self-replication that led to significant advances in genetic research.
The text begins with an introduction, followed by considerations of V coefficients for the octahedral group and other symmetry groups, and a survey of W coefficients. Subsequent topics include irreducible products and their matrix elements, two-electron formulae for the octahedral group, fractional parentage, X coefficients, spin, and matrices of one-electron operators. A concluding chapter addresses special topics, and six appendixes offer useful supplementary material.

1. Introduction
2. V Coefficients for the Octahedral Group
3. V Coefficients for Other Symmetry Groups
4. W Coefficients
5. Irreducible Products and Their Matrix Elements
6. Two-Electron Formulae for the Octahedral Group
7. Fractional Parentage
8. X Coefficients
9. Spin
10. Matrices of One-Electron Operators
11. Some Special Topics
Appendixes
Index