Theories of Molecular Reaction Dynamics: The Microscopic Foundation of Chemical Kinetics

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ISBN: 9780198805014
Author/Editor: Niels E. Henriksen

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Year: 2019

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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. The emphasis is on concepts and insights obtained via analytical theories rather
than computational and numerical aspects.

Molecular reaction dynamics is about the detailed atomic-level description of chemical reactions. Based on quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, the dynamics of uni- and bi-molecular elementary reactions are described. The book features a comprehensive presentation of transition-state theory which plays an important role in practice, and a detailed 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.

The second edition includes updated descriptions of adiabatic and non-adiabatic electron-nuclear dynamics, an expanded discussion of classical two-body models of chemical reactions, including the Langevin model, additional material on quantum tunnelling and its implementation in Transition-State Theory, and a more thorough description of the Born and Onsager models for solvation.

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Weight 1.033 kg

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Year of Publication

2019

Table of Contents

1: Introduction PART I: Gas-phase dynamics 2: From microscopic to macroscopic descriptions 3: Potential energy surfaces 4: Bimolecular reactions, dynamics of collisions 5: Rate constants, reactive flux 6: Bimolecular reactions, transition-state theory 7: Unimolecular reactions 8: Microscopic interpretation of Arrhenius parameters PART II: Condensed-phase dynamics 9: Introduction to condensed-phase dynamics 10: Static solvent effects, transition-state theory 11: Dynamic solvent effects, Kramers theory and beyond PART III: Appendices Appendix A: Adiabatic and non-adiabatic electron-nuclear dynamics Appendix B: Statistical mechanics Appendix C: Microscopic reversibility and detailed balance appendix D: Cross-sections in various frames appendix E: Internal kinetic energy, Jacobi coordinates Appendix F: Small-amplitude vibrations, normal-mode coordinates Appendix G: Quantum mechanics Appendix H: An Integral Appendix I: Dynamics of random processes Appendix J: Multidimensional integrals, Monte Carlo method

Author

Niels E. Henriksen

ISBN/ISSN

9780198805014

Binding

Hardback

Edition

2

Publisher

Oxford University Press

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