Kurzbeschreibung An update of Theory of Molecular Interactions, Intermolecular Interactions has been completely rewritten to contain all mathematical apparatus needed for its study, as well as a description of principal quantum-mechanical and quantum-chemical methods applied to many-electron systems.
Aus dem Inhalt Preface.
1 Background Knowledge.
1.1 The Subject and its Specificity.
1.2 A Brief Historical Survey.
1.3 The Concept of Interatomic Potential and Adiabatic Approximation.
1.4 General Classification of Intermolecular Interactions.
References.
2 Types of Intermolecular Interactions: Qualitative Picture.
2.1 Direct Electrostatic Interactions.
2.2 Resonance Interaction.
2.3 Polarization Interactions.
2.4 Exchange Interaction.
2.5 Retardation Effects in Long-Range Interactions and the Influence of Temperature.
2.6 Relativistic (Magnetic) Interactions.
2.7 Interaction Between Macroscopic Bodies.
References.
3 Calculation of Intermolecular Interactions.
3.1 Large Distances.
3.2 Intermediate and Short Distances.
References.
4 Nonadditivity of Intermolecular Interactions.
4.1 Physical Nature of Nonadditivity and the Definition of Many-Body Forces.
4.2 Manifestations of Nonadditive Effects.
4.3 Perturbation Theory and Many-Body Decomposition.
4.4 Many-Body Effects in Atomic Clusters.
4.5 Atom-Atom Potential Scheme and Nonadditivity.
References.
5 Model Potentials.
5.1 Semiempirical Model Potentials.
5.2 Determination of Parameters in Model Potentials.
5.3 Reconstructing Potentials on the Basis of Experimental Data.
5.4 Global Optimization Methods.
References.
Appendix 1: Fundamental Physical Constants and Conversion Table of Physical Units.
Appendix 2: Some Necessary Mathematical Apparatus.
A2.1 Vector and Tensor Calculus.
A2.2 Group Theory.
References.
Appendix 3: Methods of Quantum-Mechanical Calculations of Many-Electron Systems.
