Projection Operator to SALC-AO to MO Procedure 4448 2019 L7-4

This video introduces the Projection Operator for creating Symmetry Adapted Linear Combinations of Atomic Orbitals (SALC-AOs). These SALC-AO's define how the symmetry-connected (chemically-identical) atoms' orbitals combine. Then the non-chemically-identical atoms combine SALC-AO to SALC-AO if and only if they have the same symmetry (same Mulliken notation). In other words B2 SALCs combine with B2 SALCs, etc to form the B2 molecular orbital.

Background
These are videos of the Dr. Williams’ CHEM 4448 Physical Chemistry Lectures at Sam Houston State University in the Fall of 2019. They are provided for your benefit for studying if you are a student or for your curiosity if you are not a student.
This course covers Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy.