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Statistical Physics of Nanoparticles in the Gas Phase

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  • Provides an didactical guided tour of many interesting phenomena and properties of free clusters and nanoparticles
  • Explores the limits of the mathematical approximations and demonstrates the power of the statistical physics method
  • Enriched with 125 exercises and over one hundred figures
  • Includes fundamental results, applications, illustrative examples and three useful appendeces

Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP, volume 73)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 1-29
  3. Microcanonical Temperature

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 53-69
  4. Thermal Properties of Vibrations

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 71-96
  5. Radiation

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 131-146
  6. The Evaporative Ensemble

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 147-203
  7. Thermal Excitation of Valence Electrons

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 287-330
  8. Hot Electron Reactions

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 331-348
  9. He Droplets

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 349-370
  10. Phase Transitions

    • Klavs Hansen
    Pages 371-393
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 395-416

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.

The second edition of this book follows the logic of first edition, with an emphasis on presentation of literature results and to guide the reader through derivations. Several topics have been added to the repertoire, notably magnetism, a fuller exposition of aggregation and the related area of nucleation theory. Also a new chapter has been added on the transient hot electron phenomenon. 

The book remains focused on the fundamental properties of nanosystems in the gas phase. Each chapter is enriched with additional new exercises and three Appendices provide additional useful material.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

    Klavs Hansen

About the author

Klavs Hansen is Professor of Physics at Tianjin University. Educated at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, he has held positions in the Denmark, USA, Germany, Finland, and Sweden. His expertise is in statistical and quantum processes in free clusters and large molecules, studied at ion traps and storage rings with multiphoton ionization and fragmentation experiments. He is currently also senior visiting professor at KU Leuven.

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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