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This chapter provides a systematic approach to the application of group theory for the determination of molecular wavefunctions. We treat molecular point groups, the effect of symmetry operators on wavefunctions, and then the basic concepts of the theory of group representations. The method is demonstrated using the explicit example of the H2O molecule.
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Haken, H., Christoph Wolf, H. (1995). Symmetries and Symmetry Operations. A Systematic Approach. In: Molecular Physics and Elements of Quantum Chemistry. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03075-2_6
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