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Book SynopsisNonadiabatic transition is a highly multidisciplinary concept and phenomenon, constituting a fundamental mechanism of state and phase changes in various dynamical processes of physics, chemistry and biology, such as molecular dynamics, energy relaxation, chemical reaction, and electron and proton transfer. Control of molecular processes by laser fields is also an example of time-dependent nonadiabatic transition.In this new edition, the original chapters are updated to facilitate enhanced understanding of the concept and applications. Three new chapters — comprehension of nonadiabatic chemical dynamics, control of chemical dynamics, and manifestation of molecular functions — are also added.
Table of ContentsIntroduction - What is Nonadiabatic TransitionA"?; Multidisciplinarity; Historical Survey of Theoretical Studies; Background Mathematics; Basic Two-State Theory for Time-Independent Processes; Basic Two-State Theory for Time-Dependent Processes; Two-State Problems; Effects of Coupling to Phonons and Quantum Devices; Multi-Channel Problems; Multi-Dimensional Problems; Complete Reflection and Bound States in the Continuum; New Mechanism of Molecular Switching; Control of Nonadiabatic Processes by an External Field; Comprehension of Nonadiabatic Chemical Dynamics; Control of Chemical Dynamics; Manifestation of Molecular Functions; Conclusions: Future Perspectives.
