Theories of Molecular Reaction Dynamics: The Microscopic Foundation Of Chemical Kinetics
Author(s): Niels E. Henriksen (Author), Flemming Y. Hansen
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Usa
Publication Date: 18 May 2012
Edition: Illustrated
Language: English
Print length: 390 pages
ISBN-10: 0199652759
ISBN-13: 9780199652754
Book Description
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.
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A topic of fundamental importance in physical chemistry and chemical physics. ― Jonathan Connor, University of Manchester
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A topic of fundamental importance in physical chemistry and chemical physics.
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Jonathan Connor, University of Manchester
About the Author
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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