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Theories of Molecular Reaction Dynamics
The Microscopic Foundation of Chemical Kinetics
Niels E. Henriksen and Flemming Y. Hansen
392 pages
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100 b/w line drawings
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246x171mm
978-0-19-965275-4
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Paperback
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26 April 2012
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- Unique, graduate level introduction with attention to basic concepts and clarity of presentation
- Systematic and comprehensive presentation of the subject
- Comprehensive discussion of basic theories of reaction dynamics in gas phase and of theories of condensed-phase dynamics
- Detailed presentation of transition-state theory
- Wide range of examples and end-of-chapter problems
- Solutions manual available for lecturers
This book deals with a central topic at the interface of chemistry and physics - the understanding of how the transformation of matter takes place at the atomic level. Building on the laws of physics, the book focuses on the theoretical framework for predicting the outcome of chemical reactions. The style is highly systematic with attention to basic concepts and clarity of presentation.
Molecular reaction dynamics is about the detailed atomic-level description of chemical reactions. Based on quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics or, as an approximation, classical mechanics, the dynamics of uni- and bi-molecular elementary reactions are described.
The book features a detailed presentation of transition-state theory which plays an important role in practice, and a comprehensive discussion of basic theories of reaction dynamics in condensed phases. Examples and end-of-chapter problems are included in order to illustrate the theory and its connection to chemical problems.Readership: Advanced undergraduates and graduate students in theoretical chemistry, molecular physics, physical chemistry, materials science, and chemical physics.
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Niels E. Henriksen, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, and Flemming Y. Hansen, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby Niels Engholm Henriksen
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark
Ph.D. in chemical physics, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark (1987), D.Sc. University of Copenhagen (1994). Assoc. Professor, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark (1995). Published a number of scientific papers in the general area of theoretical molecular reaction dynamics, for example on photo- fragmentation dynamics and laser control of chemical dynamics.
Flemming Yssing Hansen
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark
Ph.D. in physical chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark (1973). Assoc. Professor, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark (1973) and Adjunct Professor in Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia USA (2006). Visiting professor and lecturer in statistical mechanics and molecular dynamics in USA and Chile. Published a number of scientific papers in the area of molecular dynamics and molecular reaction dynamics.
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"A topic of fundamental importance in physical chemistry and chemical physics.
" - Jonathan Connor, University of Manchester
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1: Introduction
I GAS-PHASE DYNAMICS
2: From microscopic to macroscopic descriptions
3: Potential energy surfaces
4: Bimolecular reactions, dynamics of collisions
5: Rate constants, reactive flux
6: Bimolecular reactions, transition-state theory
7: Unimolecular reactions
8: Microscopic interpretation of Arrhenius parameters
II CONDENSED-PHASE DYNAMICS
9: Introduction to condensed-phase dynamics
10: Static solvent effects, transition-state theory
11: Dynamic solvent effects, Kramers theory
III APPENDICES
A: Statistical Mechanics
B: Microscopic reversibility and detailed balance
C: Cross sections in various frames
D: Classical mechanics, coordinate transformations
E: Small vibrations and normal mode coordinates
F: An integral
G: Dynamics of random processes
H: Multidimensional integrals, Monte Carlo method
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