Description
Book SynopsisPublished in three volumes, this comprehensive reference work brings together in a single source and for the first time, a detailed presentation of the most important theoretical concepts and methods for the study of molecules and molecular systems.
Trade Review“This comprehensive work has been assembled with much care and can be considered the standard reference work on this topic...recommended...” (
Choice, Vol. 41, No. 8, April 2004)
Table of ContentsVolume 1.
Introduction.
Elements of quantum mechanics.
Orbital models for atomic, molecular and crystal structure.
Symmetry groups and molecular structure.
Second quantization and many-body methods.
Approximate separation of electronic and nuclear motion.
Quantum electrodynamics of atoms and molecules.
Volume 2.
Approximation methods.
Orbital models and generalized product functions.
Electron correlation.
Relativistic molecular electronic structure.
Electronic structure of large molecules.
Computational quantum chemistry.
Visualization and interpretation of molecular electronic structure.
Volume 3.
Response theory and propagator methods.
Interactions between molecules.
Molecules in different environments.
Molecular electronic spectroscopy.
Atomic spectroscopy and molecular vibration-rotation spectroscopy.
Molecular dynamics and dynamical processes.
Bulk properties.
