Beauty Of Mathematics In Science, The: The Intellectual Path Of J Q Chen

Beauty Of Mathematics In Science, The: The Intellectual Path Of J Q Chen PDF

Author: Da-hsuan Feng

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2004-02-13

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 981448699X

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This book is a tribute to the life and work of J Q Chen. The contributions of Chen to nuclear and molecular physics are discussed vis-à-vis present developments in these fields. Among other subjects, the present status of microscopic theories of the interacting boson model in nuclear physics and the theory of symmetry adaptation of molecular vibrations in molecular physics are reviewed. The latter theory is particularly useful for large molecular species such as fullerenes, where icosahedral symmetry plays a fundamental role.