Group Theory
and its application to the
Quantum Mechanics of Atomic Spectra
Eugene P. Wigner
translated from the German by
J. J. Griffin
1959
Cover
a,
b,
Author's Preface
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vi,
Translator's preface
vii,
Contents
1 - Vector and Matrices
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2 - Generalizations
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3 - The Principal Axis Transformations
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4 - The Elements of Quantum mechanics
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5 - Perturbation Theory
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6 - Transformation Theory and the Bases for the Statistical
Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
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7 - Abstract Group theory
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8 - Invariant Subgroups
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9 - The general theory of Representations
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10 - Continuous Groups
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11 - Representations and Eigenfunctions
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12 - The Algebra of Representation Theory
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13 - The Symmetric Group
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14 - The Rotation Groups
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15 - The Three Dimensional Pure rotation Group
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16 - The Representations of the Direct Product
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17 - The Characteristics of Atomic Spectra
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18 - Selection Rules and the Splitting of the Spectral Lines
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19 - Partial Determination of Eigenfunctions from Their
Transformation Properties
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20 - Electron Spin
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21 - The Total Angular Momentum Quantum Number
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22 - The Fine Structure of Spectral Lines
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23 - Selection and Intensity Rules with Spin
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24 - Racah Coefficients
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25 - The Building-Up Principle
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26 - Time Inversion
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27 - Physical Interpretation and Classical Limits of Representation
Coefficients, Three- and Six-j
Symbols
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Appendix A - Conventions
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Appendix B - Summary of Formulas
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Subject Index
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