Basic Mathematics / Part I: |
Basic Mathematical Background: Introduction / 1: |
Definition of a Group / 1.1: |
Simple Example of a Group / 1.2: |
Basic Definitions / 1.3: |
Rearrangement Theorem / 1.4: |
Cosets / 1.5: |
Conjugation and Class / 1.6: |
Factor Groups / 1.7: |
Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics / 1.8: |
Representation Theory and Basic Theorems / 2: |
Important Definitions / 2.1: |
Matrices / 2.2: |
Irreducible Representations / 2.3: |
The Unitarity of Representations / 2.4: |
Schur's Lemma (Part 1) / 2.5: |
Schur's Lemma (Part 2) / 2.6: |
Wonderful Orthogonality Theorem / 2.7: |
Representations and Vector Spaces / 2.8: |
Character of a Representation / 3: |
Definition of Character / 3.1: |
Characters and Class / 3.2: |
Wonderful Orthogonality Theorem for Character / 3.3: |
Reducible Representations / 3.4: |
The Number of Irreducible Representations / 3.5: |
Second Orthogonality Relation for Characters / 3.6: |
Regular Representation / 3.7: |
Setting up Character Tables / 3.8: |
Schoenflies Symmetry Notation / 3.9: |
The Hermann-Mauguin Symmetry Notation / 3.10: |
Symmetry Relations and Point Group Classifications / 3.11: |
Basis Functions / 4: |
Symmetry Operations and Basis Functions / 4.1: |
Basis Functions for Irreducible Representations / 4.2: |
Projection Operators P[subscript kl superscript (Gamma subscript n)] / 4.3: |
Derivation of an Explicit Expression for P[subscript kl superscript (Gamma subscript n)] / 4.4: |
The Effect of Projection Operations on an Arbitrary Function / 4.5: |
Linear Combinations of Atomic Orbitals for Three Equivalent Atoms at the Corners of an Equilateral Triangle / 4.6: |
The Application of Group Theory to Quantum Mechanics / 4.7: |
Introductory Application to Quantum Systems / Part II: |
Splitting of Atomic Orbitals in a Crystal Potential / 5: |
Introduction / 5.1: |
Characters for the Full Rotation Group / 5.2: |
Cubic Crystal Field Environment for a Paramagnetic Transition Metal Ion / 5.3: |
Comments on Basis Functions / 5.4: |
Comments on the Form of Crystal Fields / 5.5: |
Application to Selection Rules and Direct Products / 6: |
The Electromagnetic Interaction as a Perturbation / 6.1: |
Orthogonality of Basis Functions / 6.2: |
Direct Product of Two Groups / 6.3: |
Direct Product of Two Irreducible Representations / 6.4: |
Characters for the Direct Product / 6.5: |
Selection Rule Concept in Group Theoretical Terms / 6.6: |
Example of Selection Rules / 6.7: |
Molecular Systems / Part III: |
Electronic States of Molecules and Directed Valence / 7: |
General Concept of Equivalence / 7.1: |
Directed Valence Bonding / 7.3: |
Diatomic Molecules / 7.4: |
Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules / 7.4.1: |
Heterogeneous Diatomic Molecules / 7.4.2: |
Electronic Orbitals for Multiatomic Molecules / 7.5: |
The NH[subscript 3] Molecule / 7.5.1: |
The CH[subscript 4] Molecule / 7.5.2: |
The Hypothetical SH[subscript 6] Molecule / 7.5.3: |
The Octahedral SF[subscript 6] Molecule / 7.5.4: |
[sigma]- and [pi]-Bonds / 7.6: |
Jahn-Teller Effect / 7.7: |
Molecular Vibrations, Infrared, and Raman Activity / 8: |
Molecular Vibrations: Background / 8.1: |
Application of Group Theory to Molecular Vibrations / 8.2: |
Finding the Vibrational Normal Modes / 8.3: |
Molecular Vibrations in H[subscript 2]O / 8.4: |
Overtones and Combination Modes / 8.5: |
Infrared Activity / 8.6: |
Raman Effect / 8.7: |
Vibrations for Specific Molecules / 8.8: |
The Linear Molecules / 8.8.1: |
Vibrations of the NH[subscript 3] Molecule / 8.8.2: |
Vibrations of the CH[subscript 4] Molecule / 8.8.3: |
Rotational Energy Levels / 8.9: |
The Rigid Rotator / 8.9.1: |
Wigner-Eckart Theorem / 8.9.2: |
Vibrational-Rotational Interaction / 8.9.3: |
Application to Periodic Lattices / Part IV: |
Space Groups in Real Space / 9: |
Mathematical Background for Space Groups / 9.1: |
Space Groups Symmetry Operations / 9.1.1: |
Compound Space Group Operations / 9.1.2: |
Translation Subgroup / 9.1.3: |
Symmorphic and Nonsymmorphic Space Groups / 9.1.4: |
Bravais Lattices and Space Groups / 9.2: |
Examples of Symmorphic Space Groups / 9.2.1: |
Cubic Space Groups and the Equivalence Transformation / 9.2.2: |
Examples of Nonsymmorphic Space Groups / 9.2.3: |
Two-Dimensional Space Groups / 9.3: |
2D Oblique Space Groups / 9.3.1: |
2D Rectangular Space Groups / 9.3.2: |
2D Square Space Group / 9.3.3: |
2D Hexagonal Space Groups / 9.3.4: |
Line Groups / 9.4: |
The Determination of Crystal Structure and Space Group / 9.5: |
Determination of the Crystal Structure / 9.5.1: |
Determination of the Space Group / 9.5.2: |
Space Groups in Reciprocal Space and Representations / 10: |
Reciprocal Space / 10.1: |
Representations for the Translation Group / 10.2: |
Bloch's Theorem and the Basis of the Translational Group / 10.2.2: |
Symmetry of k Vectors and the Group of the Wave Vector / 10.3: |
Point Group Operation in r-space and k-space / 10.3.1: |
The Group of the Wave Vector G[subscript k] and the Star of k / 10.3.2: |
Effect of Translations and Point Group Operations on Bloch Functions / 10.3.3: |
Space Group Representations / 10.4: |
Symmorphic Group Representations / 10.4.1: |
Nonsymmorphic Group Representations and the Multiplier Algebra / 10.4.2: |
Characters for the Equivalence Representation / 10.5: |
Common Cubic Lattices: Symmorphic Space Groups / 10.6: |
The [Gamma] Point / 10.6.1: |
Points with k [not equal] 0 / 10.6.2: |
Compatibility Relations / 10.7: |
The Diamond Structure: Nonsymmorphic Space Group / 10.8: |
Factor Group and the [Gamma] Point / 10.8.1: |
Finding Character Tables for all Groups of the Wave Vector / 10.8.2: |
Electron and Phonon Dispersion Relation / Part V: |
Applications to Lattice Vibrations / 11: |
Lattice Modes and Molecular Vibrations / 11.1: |
Zone Center Phonon Modes / 11.3: |
The NaCl Structure / 11.3.1: |
The Perovskite Structure / 11.3.2: |
Phonons in the Nonsymmorphic Diamond Lattice / 11.3.3: |
Phonons in the Zinc Blende Structure / 11.3.4: |
Lattice Modes Away from k = 0 / 11.4: |
Phonons in NaCl at the X Point k = ([pi]/a)(100) / 11.4.1: |
Phonons in BaTiO[subscript 3] at the X Point / 11.4.2: |
Phonons at the K Point in Two-Dimensional Graphite / 11.4.3: |
Phonons in Te and [alpha]-Quartz Nonsymmorphic Structures / 11.5: |
Phonons in Tellurium / 11.5.1: |
Phonons in the [alpha]-Quartz Structure / 11.5.2: |
Effect of Axial Stress on Phonons / 11.6: |
Electronic Energy Levels in a Cubic Crystals / 12: |
Plane Wave Solutions at k = 0 / 12.1: |
Symmetrized Plane Solution Waves along the [Delta]-Axis / 12.3: |
Plane Wave Solutions at the X Point / 12.4: |
Effect of Glide Planes and Screw Axes / 12.5: |
Energy Band Models Based on Symmetry / 13: |
k [middle dot] p Perturbation Theory / 13.1: |
Example of k [middle dot] p Perturbation Theory for a Nondegenerate [characters not reproducible] Band / 13.3: |
Two Band Model: Degenerate First-Order Perturbation Theory / 13.4: |
Degenerate second-order k [middle dot] p Perturbation Theory / 13.5: |
Nondegenerate k [middle dot] p Perturbation Theory at a [Delta] Point / 13.6: |
Use of k [middle dot] p Perturbation Theory to Interpret Optical Experiments / 13.7: |
Application of Group Theory to Valley-Orbit Interactions in Semiconductors / 13.8: |
Background / 13.8.1: |
Impurities in Multivalley Semiconductors / 13.8.2: |
The Valley-Orbit Interaction / 13.8.3: |
Spin-Orbit Interaction in Solids and Double Groups / 14: |
Crystal Double Groups / 14.1: |
Double Group Properties / 14.3: |
Crystal Field Splitting Including Spin-Orbit Coupling / 14.4: |
Basis Functions for Double Group Representations / 14.5: |
Some Explicit Basis Functions / 14.6: |
Basis Functions for Other [Gamma subscript 8 superscript +] States / 14.7: |
Comments on Double Group Character Tables / 14.8: |
Plane Wave Basis Functions for Double Group Representations / 14.9: |
Group of the Wave Vector for Nonsymmorphic Double Groups / 14.10: |
Application of Double Groups to Energy Bands with Spin / 15: |
E(k) for the Empty Lattice Including Spin-Orbit Interaction / 15.1: |
The k [middle dot] p Perturbation with Spin-Orbit Interaction / 15.3: |
E(k) for a Nondegenerate Band Including Spin-Orbit Interaction / 15.4: |
E(k) for Degenerate Bands Including Spin-Orbit Interaction / 15.5: |
Effective g-Factor / 15.6: |
Fourier Expansion of Energy Bands: Slater-Koster Method / 15.7: |
Contributions at d = 0 / 15.7.1: |
Contributions at d = 1 / 15.7.2: |
Contributions at d = 2 / 15.7.3: |
Summing Contributions through d = 2 / 15.7.4: |
Other Degenerate Levels / 15.7.5: |
Other Symmetries / Part VI: |
Time Reversal Symmetry / 16: |
The Time Reversal Operator / 16.1: |
Properties of the Time Reversal Operator / 16.2: |
The Effect of T on E(k), Neglecting Spin / 16.3: |
The Effect of T on E(k), Including the Spin-Orbit Interaction / 16.4: |
Magnetic Groups / 16.5: |
Types of Elements / 16.5.1: |
Types of Magnetic Point Groups / 16.5.3: |
Properties of the 58 Magnetic Point Groups {A[subscript i], M[subscript k]} / 16.5.4: |
Examples of Magnetic Structures / 16.5.5: |
Effect of Symmetry on the Spin Hamiltonian for the 32 Ordinary Point Groups / 16.5.6: |
Permutation Groups and Many-Electron States / 17: |
Classes and Irreducible Representations of Permutation Groups / 17.1: |
Basis Functions of Permutation Groups / 17.3: |
Pauli Principle in Atomic Spectra / 17.4: |
Two-Electron States / 17.4.1: |
Three-Electron States / 17.4.2: |
Four-Electron States / 17.4.3: |
Five-Electron States / 17.4.4: |
General Comments on Many-Electron States / 17.4.5: |
Symmetry Properties of Tensors / 18: |
Independent Components of Tensors Under Permutation Group Symmetry / 18.1: |
Independent Components of Tensors: Point Symmetry Groups / 18.3: |
Independent Components of Tensors Under Full Rotational Symmetry / 18.4: |
Tensors in Nonlinear Optics / 18.5: |
Cubic Symmetry: O[subscript h] / 18.5.1: |
Tetrahedral Symmetry: T[subscript d] / 18.5.2: |
Hexagonal Symmetry: D[subscript 6h] / 18.5.3: |
Elastic Modulus Tensor / 18.6: |
Full Rotational Symmetry: 3D Isotropy / 18.6.1: |
Icosahedral Symmetry / 18.6.2: |
Cubic Symmetry / 18.6.3: |
Other Symmetry Groups / 18.6.4: |
Point Group Character Tables / A: |
Tables for 3D Space Groups / B: |
Real Space / C.1: |
Tables for Double Groups / C.2: |
Group Theory Aspects of Carbon Nanotubes / E: |
Nanotube Geometry and the (n, m) Indices / E.1: |
Lattice Vectors in Real Space / E.2: |
Lattice Vectors in Reciprocal Space / E.3: |
Compound Operations and Tube Helicity / E.4: |
Character Tables for Carbon Nanotubes / E.5: |
Permutation Group Character Tables / F: |
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