Symmetry Principles in Solid State (Dover Books on Physics)

This graduate textbook applies group theory to solids and molecules. The author develops invariant methods for solving vibration problems and constructing the form of crystal tensors, and describes applications to optical absorption selection rules, electronic energy bands, and effective Hamiltonians. Originally published by John Wiley in 1974. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)