The vibrational spectrum of Buckminsterfullerene An application of symmetry reduction and computer algebra

Preface The supervision of my research leading to this thesis was in the hands of Prof. Dr. G.J. Heckman. Gert, thank you for all your assistance and especially for your never-ending enthusiasm to explain the subtleties of group theory. I would also like to thank the second and third correctors, Dr. P. Wormer and Dr. B. Souvignier respectively, for their critical remarks and suggestions for improvements. Finally I would like to thank my parents for all their support.