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Algebraic Methods in Quantum Chemistry and Physics provides straightforward presentations of selected topics in theoretical chemistry and physics, including Lie algebras and their applications, harmonic oscillators, bilinear oscillators, perturbation theory, numerical solutions of the Schrdinger equ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fernández, F. M. (Francisco M.), 1952-
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Castro, E. A. (Eduardo Alberto), 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©1996.
Series:Mathematical chemistry series
Subjects:
Lie algebras.
Lie groups.
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical > Mathematics.
Mathematical physics.
MATHEMATICS / General
SCIENCE / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Elementary introduction to lie algebras and operator methods
  • Some practical applications of finite-dimensional lie algebras
  • The quantum-mechanical harmonic oscillator
  • Matrix elements of exponential operators in the harmonic oscillator basic set
  • Three-dimensional lie algebras and some of their realizations in quantum mechanics
  • {erturbation theory and variational method
  • Numerical integration of the time-independent Schrodinger equation
  • Equations of motion in quantum mechanics
  • Bilinear oscillators
  • Parametrization of the time-evolution operator
  • Semiclassical expansions in statistical mechanics.