Conical Intersections: Theory, Computation and Experiment (Advanced Series in Physical Chemistry) - Hardcover

Wolfgang Domcke

 
9789814313445: Conical Intersections: Theory, Computation and Experiment (Advanced Series in Physical Chemistry)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9814313440 ISBN 13: 9789814313445
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2012

Synopsis

The concept of adiabatic electronic potential-energy surfaces, defined by the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, is fundamental to our thinking about chemical processes. Recent computational as well as experimental studies have produced ample evidence that the so-called conical intersections of electronic energy surfaces, predicted by von Neumann and Wigner in 1929, are the rule rather than the exception in polyatomic molecules. It is nowadays increasingly recognized that conical intersections play a key mechanistic role in chemical reaction dynamics. This volume provides an up-to-date overview of the multi-faceted research on the role of conical intersections in photochemistry and photobiology, including basic theoretical concepts, novel computational strategies as well as innovative experiments. The contents and discussions will be of value to advanced students and researchers in photochemistry, molecular spectroscopy and related areas.

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The concept of adiabatic electronic potential-energy surfaces, defined by the BornOppenheimer approximation, is fundamental to our thinking about chemical processes. Recent computational as well as experimental studies have produced ample evidence that the so-called conical intersections of electronic energy surfaces, predicted by von Neumann and Wigner in 1929, are the rule rather than the exception in polyatomic molecules. It is nowadays increasingly recognized that conical intersections play a key mechanistic role in chemical reaction dynamics. This volume provides an up-to-date overview of the multi-faceted research on the role of conical intersections in photochemistry and photobiology, including basic theoretical concepts, novel computational strategies as well as innovative experiments. The contents and discussions will be of value to advanced students and researchers in photochemistry, molecular spectroscopy and related areas.

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Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9814313440
ISBN 13 
9789814313445
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
768