High Pressure Molecular Science
By: edited by Roland Winter, Jiri Jonas
Contributors: Jonas, Jiri
Series: NATO Science Series, Series E: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 0168-132X -- 358; NATO Science Series, Series E: Mathematical and Physical Sciences -- 358.
Publisher: Springer Netherlands; Imprint; Springer
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9789401146692
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Il Ciocco, Italy, September 27-October 11, 1998
Description: For chemists, biochemists, physicists and materials scientists, pressure as an experimental variable represents a tool that provides unique information about the microscopic properties of the materials being studied. In addition to its use as a research tool for investigating the energetics, structure, dynamics and kinetics of molecular transformations of materials, pressure is also being used to modify the properties of materials to preserve or improve their properties. <br/> The contributions collected here cover the main areas of high pressure research, including applications in materials science, condensed matter physics, chemistry and biochemistry. In addition, some papers offer more specialised aspects of high pressure studies. The book makes clear the impressive range of fundamental and applied problems that can be studied by high pressure techniques and also points towards a major growth of high pressure science and technology in the near future.