Vorlesung

PD Dr. Jens Müller

The lectures will be given in English.

Termine dienstags 17.00 - 18.30 Uhr 8.5.; 15.5.; 22.5.; 29.5.; 12.6.; 19.6.; 26.6.; 3.7.; 17.7. Beginn Dienstag, 08.05.2001, 17.00 Uhr Ort Hörsaal NC 3/99 (Neu !!!) LV-Nr. 180 806

Contents

1 Symmetry Groups 1.1 Symmetry Elements and Operations 1.2 Definition of a Group 1.3 Cn Groups 1.4 Sn Groups 1.5 Dn Groups 1.6 Classes and Subgroups 1.7 Rotational Achses and Mirror Planes 1.8 Cubic Groups 1.9 Icosahedral Groups 1.10 Platonic Solids 1.11 Exercises 2 Representations of Groups 2.1 Matrix Algebra 2.2 Representations of Groups 3 Great Orthogonality Theorem 3.1 Great Orthogonality Theorem 3.2 Character Tables 3.3 Reduction Equation 4 Applications of Group Theory 4.1 Normal Modes of Molecules

Selected Interesting Links

There is much more to find out on the web. Here is a small selection

find out point-group symmetries (there are two exercises)

interesting home page about group theory

platonic solids (animated 3D objects)

5 platonic solids and a soccerball

fullerenes with fascinating symmetries