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Spectra and Dynamics of Small Molecules

Alexander von Humboldt Lectures

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Robert W. Field

    1. Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

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  • A clear and concise presentation of essential topics in small-molecule spectroscopy
  • Author's long teaching experience and skilful use of analogy greatly aid understanding
  • Lectures given as part of the author's program as visiting professor, supported by a prestigious Humboldt fellowship
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 900)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert W. Field
    Pages 1-11

  3. Hierarchy of Terms in the Effective Hamiltonian

    • Robert W. Field
    Pages 13-31

  4. Spectroscopic Perturbations: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous

    • Robert W. Field
    Pages 33-46

  5. The Effective Hamiltonian for Diatomic Molecules

    • Robert W. Field
    Pages 47-68

  6. Rotation of Polyatomic Molecules

    • Robert W. Field
    Pages 69-84

  7. Quantum Beats

    • Robert W. Field
    Pages 85-111

  8. The Effective Hamiltonian for Polyatomic Molecule Vibration

    • Robert W. Field
    Pages 113-127

  9. Intramolecular Dynamics: Representations, Visualizations, and Mechanisms

    • Robert W. Field
    Pages 129-153
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About this book

These seven lectures are intended to serve as an introduction for beginning graduate students to the spectra of small molecules. The author succeeds in illustrating the concepts by using language and metaphors that capture and elegantly convey simple insights into dynamics that lie beyond archival molecular constants. The lectures can simultaneously be viewed as a collection of interlocking special topics that have fascinated the author and his students over the years. Though neither a textbook nor a scholarly monograph, the book provides an illuminating perspective that will benefit students and researchers alike.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    Robert W. Field

About the author

Robert Field is the Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry at MIT. His research specialties include dynamics encoded in frequency domain spectra of small, gas phase molecules, at high excitation, where all standard energy level patterns are broken: spectroscopic perturbations, Rydberg states, and unimolecular isomerization. His favorite experimental techniques include Stimulated Emission Pumping and Chirped Pulse Millimeter Wave spectroscopy.

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