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Statistical Physics of Nanoparticles in the Gas Phase

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  • Focused on the fundamental properties of nanosystems in the gas phase
  • Contains some necessary basic notions of statistical physics
  • Includes fundamental results, applications and illustrative examples
  • Detailed derivations of results illustrate the applicability and limitations of approximations and demonstrate the power of the methods
  • Enriched with 74 exercises
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
  2. Introduction

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 1-25
  3. Microcanonical Temperature

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 45-58
  4. Thermal Properties of Vibrations

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 59-81
  5. The Evaporative Ensemble

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 113-146
  6. Thermal Excitation of Valence Electrons

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 201-228
  7. He Droplets

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 229-245
  8. Melting and Freezing

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 247-262
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 263-282

About this book

Thermal processes are ubiquitous and an understanding of thermal phenomena is essential for a complete description of the physics of nanoparticles, both for the purpose of modeling the dynamics of the particles and for the correct interpretation of experimental data.
This book has the twofold aim to present coherently the relevant results coming from the recent scientific literature and to guide the readers through the process of deriving results, enabling them to explore the limits of the mathematical approximations and test the power of the method. The book is focused on the fundamental properties of nanosystems in the gas phase. For this reason there is a strong emphasis on microcanonical physics. Each chapter is enriched with exercises and 3 Appendices provide additional useful  materials.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Klavs Hansen

About the author

Klavs Hansen is Associate professor, Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics at the University of Gothenburg. He has held various positions in the USA, Denmark, Germany, Finland and Japan. His expertise is in statistical and quantum processes in free clusters and large molecules, studied through multiphoton ionization and fragmentation experiments.

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eBook USD 84.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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