Theory of Atomic and Molecular Clusters
Subtitle: With a Glimpse at Experiments
By: edited by Julius Jellinek
Series: Springer Series in Cluster Physics, 1437-0395; Springer series in cluster physics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint; Springer
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 429
ISBN-13: 9783642583896
Description: The emergence and spectacularly rapid evolution of the field of atomic and molecular clusters are among the most exciting developments in the recent history of natural sciences. The field of clusters expands into the traditional disciplines of physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology, yet in many respects it forms a cognition area of its own. This book presents a cross section of theoretical approaches and their applications in studies of different cluster systems. The contributions are written by experts in the respective areas. The systems discussed range from weakly (van der Waals) bonded, through hydrogen- and covalently bonded, to semiconductor and metallic clusters. The theoretical approaches involve high-level electronic structure computations, more approximate electronic structure treatments, use of semiempirical potentials, dynamical and statistical analyses, and illustrate the utility of both classical and quantum mechanical concepts.
Table of contents: title: Phases and Phase Changes of Small Systems; title: Physics of Clusters and Cluster Assemblies; title: Structures, Vibrational Frequency Shifts and Photodissociation of ArnHF van der Waals Clusters; title: Rearrangements of Water Dimer and Hexamer; title: Fullerene Collisions; title: Predicting the Properties of Semiconductor Clusters; title: Structure, Reactivity and Dynamics of Atomic and Molecular Clusters .; title: Ultrafast Structural Response and Nonlinear Fragmentation Dynamics .; title: Electron Dynamics in Metal Clusters; title: Accurate Phase Spase Theory and Molecular Dynamics Calculations of Aluminum Cluster Dissociation; title: Electronic Structure of Bimetallic Clusters Based on Alkali Elements; title: Alloy Clusters; title: Quantum Mechanics of Hydrogen on Nickel and Palladium Clusters; title: Metal-Cluster-Surface Interactions; title: Experimental Studies of the Structures and Isomerization of Atomic Clusters; title: Silver Clusters and Silver Cluster / Ammonia Complexes; title: Laser-Femtochemistry of Small Clusters.