Quantum mechanics for chemists
By: David O. Hayward
Contributors: Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
Series: Tutorial chemistry texts -- 14
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9781847551801
Subjects: Quantum theory; Quantum chemistry
Other titles: RSC ebook collection.
Description: 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 Schrdinger 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Particle-wave duality; title: Particle in a one-dimensional box; title: Uncertainty arising from the wave nature of matter; title: The one-dimensional Shrodinger wave equation and some of its applications; title: Rotational motion; title: The hydrogen atom; title: Further concepts in quantum mechanics and their application to many-electron atoms; title: The structure of molecules; title: Answers to problems.