Quantum chemistry

Providing An Introduction To Quantum Chemistry, This Book Covers Quantum Mechanics, Atomic Structure, And Molecular Electronic Structure. It Demonstrates The Usefulness And Limitations Of Quantum-mechanical Methods For The Calculation Of Molecular Properties. It Is Useful For Beginning Graduate And Advanced Undergraduate Courses In This Field. The Schrödinger Equation -- The Particle Theory -- Operators -- The Harmonic Oscillator -- Angular Momentum -- The Hydrogen Atom -- Theorems Of Quantum Mechanics -- The Variation Method -- Perturbation Theory -- Electron Spin And The Pauli Principle -- Many-electron Atoms -- Molecular Symmetry -- Electronic Structure Of Diatomic Molecules -- The Virial Theorem And The Hellmann-feynman Theorem -- Ab Initio And Density-functional Treatments Of Molecules -- Semiempirical And Molecular-mechanics Treatments Of Molecules -- Comparisons Of Methods. Ira N. Levine. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.