Molecular Quantum Mechanics

Peter Atkins

Ronald Friedman

Publié par Oxford University Press, le 01 décembre 2010

537 pages

Résumé

Quantum mechanics accounts for the behaviour of atoms and molecules. It therefore accounts for the properties of all matter and underlies both technologically advanced materials and the processes that take place within living organisms. Molecular Quantum Mechanics leads us through this absorbing yet challenging subject, exploring the fundamental physical principles that explain how all matter behaves. With the clarity of exposition and extensive learning features that have established the book as a leading text in the field, Molecular Quantum Mechanics takes us from the foundations of quantum mechanics, through quantum models of atomic and molecular electronic structure, and on to discussions of spectroscopy, the electric and magnetic properties of molecules, and the events that take place when molecules react during collisions. New to this Edition : New Mathematical background sections provide extended accounts of the subject's key mathematical concepts ; New end-of-chapter Exercises complement the Problems to help you put your learning into practice ; An increase in the use of Brief illustrations, and a completely revised artwork programme, make the book a more effective learning resource than ever before ; Appendices redistributed as Further information sections at the ends of chapters, to bring these additional supportive materials close to the chapters to which they most closely relate ; Heavily rewritten chapter on computational chemistry captures the latest advances in this field in a uniquely accessible manner.