Introduction to Cluster Dynamics

Kirjan Introduction to Cluster Dynamics (2003) on kirjoittanut Paul-Gerhard Reinhard. Kirjan kieli on englanti, ja sen on kustantanut Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH. Kirja on laajuudeltaan 341 sivua ja se on sidottu.

Clusters as mesoscopic particles represent an intermediate state of matter between single atoms and solid materials. The tendency to miniaturise technical objects requires knowledge about systems which contain a “small” number of atoms or molecules only. This is all the more true for dynamical aspects, particularly in relation to the quick development of laser technology and femtosecond spectroscopy. 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.