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Advances in the Theory of Atomic and Molecular Systems

Dynamics, Spectroscopy, Clusters, and Nanostructures

  • Discusses the most significant advances in the development of quantum methodologies as applied to atomic, molecular, and condensed matter systems
  • Provides a timely update to a spectrum of theoretical and computational chemists and physicists

Part of the book series: Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics (PTCP, volume 20)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
  2. Quantum Dynamics and Spectroscopy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Quantum Theory in Terms of Cumulant Variables

      • Yasuteru Shigeta, Hideaki Miyachi, Toru Matsui, Norisuke Yokoyama, Kimihiko Hirao
      Pages 3-34
    3. Nonclassical Phase Space Jumps and Optimal Spawning

      • Sandy Yang, Todd J. Martinez
      Pages 35-45
    4. Structural Properties and Torsional Dynamics of Peroxides and Persulfides

      • Glauciete S. Maciel, Ana Carla P. Bitencourt, Mirco Ragni, Gaia Grossi, Vincenzo Aquilanti
      Pages 81-101
    5. Electron-β-Nuclear Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules and Chemical Bond Effect on the β-Decay Parameters

      • Alexander V. Glushkov, Olga Yu. Khetselius, Ludmila Lovett
      Pages 125-152
  3. Complexes and Clusters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
    2. Quantum Chemical Approach to Interatomic Decay Rates in Clusters

      • V. Averbukh, P. Kolorenč, K. Gokhberg, L.S. Cederbaum
      Pages 155-181
    3. Spectroscopy of Atoms in Liquid Helium Environment: A Theoretical Perspective

      • Kaline Coutinho, Sylvio Canuto, Prasanta K. Mukherjee, Burkhard Fricke
      Pages 183-200
  4. Nanostructures and Complex Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
    2. Influence of the Level of Protonation on the Geometry and the Electronic Structure of Emeraldine Oligomers

      • Jasmina Petrova, Julia Romanova, Galia Madjarova, Anela Ivanova, Alia Tadjer, Natalia Gospodinova
      Pages 219-251
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 279-288

About this book

Advances in the Theory of Atomic and Molecular Systems, is a collection of contributions presenting recent theoretical and computational developments that provide new insights into the structure, properties, and behavior of a variety of atomic and molecular systems. This volume (subtitled “Dynamics, Spectroscopy, Clusters, and Nanostructures”) deals with the topics of “Quantum Dynamics and Spectroscopy”, “Complexes and Clusters”, and “Nanostructures and Complex Systems”.

This volume is an invaluable resource for faculty, graduate students, and researchers interested in theoretical and computational chemistry and physics, physical chemistry and chemical physics, molecular spectroscopy, and related areas of science and engineering.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

    Piotr Piecuch

  • Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, CNRS and UPMC, Paris, France

    Jean Maruani

  • Instituto de Física Fundamental CSIC, Madrid, Spain

    Gerardo Delgado-Barrio

  • Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Stephen Wilson

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