Short description Here, for the first time is a highly qualitative introduction to cluster physics. With its emphasis on cluster dynamics, this will be vital to everyone involved in this interdisciplinary subject. The authors cover the dynamics of clusters on a broad level, including recent developments of femtosecond laser spectroscopy on the one hand and time-dependent density functional theory calculations on the other.
From the contents 1. Basic features 2. Experimental access 3. Theoretical description 4. Gross properties and trends 5. More on Dynamics in the non-linear regime 6. Conclusion 7. Appendices
