Quantum Mechanics for Chemists

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-85404-607-2
Verlag: RSC Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 187 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Quantum Mechanics for Chemists is designed to provide chemistry undergraduates with a basic understanding of the principles of quantum mechanics. The text assumes some knowledge of chemical bonding and a familiarity with the qualitative aspects of molecular orbitals in molecules such as butadiene and benzene. Thus it is intended to follow a basic course in organic and/or inorganic chemistry. The approach is rather different from that adopted in most books on quantum chemistry in that the Schr÷dinger wave equation is introduced at a fairly late stage, after students have become familiar with the application of de Broglie-type wavefunctions to free particles and particles in a box. Likewise, the Hamiltonian operator and the concept of eigenfunctions and eigenvalues are not introduced until the last two chapters of the book, where approximate solutions to the wave equation for many-electron atoms and molecules are discussed. In this way, students receive a gradual introduction to the basic concepts of quantum mechanics. Ideal for the needs of undergraduate chemistry students, Tutorial Chemistry Texts is a major series consisting of short, single topic or modular texts concentrating on the fundamental areas of chemistry taught in undergraduate science courses. Each book provides a concise account of the basic principles underlying a given subject, embodying an independent-learning philosophy and including worked examples.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hayward, David O

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Chemische Physik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Particle-Wave Duality;

Particle in a One-dimensional Box;

Uncertainty Arising from the Wave Nature of Matter;

The One-dimensional Schr÷dinger Wave Equation and Some of its Applications;

Rotational Motion;

The Hydrogen Atom;

Further Concepts in Quantum Mechanics and Their Application to Many-electron Atoms;

The Structure of Molecules;

Answers to problems;

Subject Index.