Physical chemistry

Recent advances in ultrashort pulsed laser technology have opened new frontiers in atomic, molecular and optical sciences.

The present volume is the third in a trilogy that documents naturally occurring organohalogen compounds, bringing the total number - from fewer than 25 in 1968 - to approximately 8,000 compounds to date.

Analytical chemical results touch everyones lives can we eat the food?

Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, 2nd Edition: Student Edition is an extensive update and sequel to the bestselling textbook Basic Solid State Chemistry, the classic text for undergraduate teaching in solid state chemistry worldwide.

In the past ten years the science of Polyconjugated Organic Materials has grown rapidly and is now experiencing the uncorrelated explosive development typical of a new science.

Science of Heat and Thermophysical Studies provides a non-traditional bridging of historical, philosophical, societal and scientific aspects of heat with a comprehensive approach to the field of generalized thermodynamics.

Dieses moderne Lehrbuch der Thermodynamik bietet eine integrierte Darstellung der gemeinsamen Grundgesetze der Energie- und Stoffumwandlungen.

* What is the standard view of history is completely wrong?

Over the past 20 years aqueous organometallic catalysis has found applications in small- scale organic synthesis in the laboratory, as well as in the industrial production of chemicals with a combined output close to one million tons per year.

This book describes state-of-the-art borylation chemistry using copper(I) catalysis.

Das Arbeitsbuch führt durch das erfolgreiche Lehrbuch der Physik von Tipler et al.

This book contains a wide-ranging selection of writings by perennialist author William Stoddart that expose the many false ideologies of postmodernism (forgetting) and call for a return to traditional religion, especially in its mystical dimensions (remembering).

This brief is a concise guide that explores the theory and practical aspects of improving enantioselectivity in enzymatic kinetic resolution, with a specific focus on the role of hydrolases in this process.

The book presents the fantastic world of water in all its different forms, from liquid to ice and snow.

This book is a collection of invited papers (previously published in special issues of the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology) written by internationally recognized researchers actively working in the field of plasma surface modification.

The Science and Technology of Rubber, Third Edition provides a broad survey of elastomers with special emphasis on materials with a rubber-like elasticity.

Iron Catalysis: Design and Applications is an exciting new book that takes readers inside the world of iron catalysis guided by international catalysis expert, Dr Jose M Palomo.

The major objective of this book is to give methods for estimating errors and uncertainties of real measurements: measurements that are performed in industry, commerce, and experimental research.

Through natural evolvement in thousands of years, biosurfaces have become highly adaptable to display their biological functions perfectly.

This volume summarises recent developments and highlights new techniques which will define possible future directions for small molecule X-ray crystallography.

Until the late 20th century, computational studies of biomolecules and nanomaterials had considered the two subjects separately.

This book is an enthusiastic account of Pierre Laszlo's life and pioneering work on catalysis of organic reactions by modified clays, and his reflections on doing science from the 1960s to 1990s.

The book is devoted to the problem of microgeometry properties and anisotropy relations in modern piezo-active composites.

This thesis describes improvements to and control of the electrical conductance in single-molecule junctions (SMJs), which have potential applications in molecular electronics, with a focus on the bonding between the metal and molecule.

Nuclear chemistry comprises isotope chemistry, radiochemistry, radiation chemistry and nuclear reaction chemistry, along with applications.

Jonelle Harvey's book outlines two related experimental techniques, threshold photoelectron spectroscopy and threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence techniques, which are utilised to investigate small halogenated molecules.

This volume comprises the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Geilo, Norway, between 4 - 14 April 1989.

Modern DFT simulations of solids and molecules are typically based on the mighty plane-wave pseudopotential combination.

This book comprehensively reviews current and novel treatment strategies against human parasites, including protozoans and helminths, using natural products.

Aufbauend auf der Quantenmechanik desselben Autors werden hier fortgeschrittene Themen behandelt: I Vielteilchensysteme, II Relativistische Wellengleichungen, III Relativistische Felder.

Despite the large quantity of phenomenological information concerning the bulk properties of nematic phase liquid crystals, little is understood about the origin of the surface energy, particularly the surface, interfacial, and anchoring properties of liquid crystals that affect the performance of liquid crystal devices.

This volume aims to provide an overview of some recent developments of mathematical kinetic theory focused on its application in modelling complex systems in various ?

This book offers a concise and up-to-date introduction to the popular field of quantum information.

The objective of the serial is to present considered reviews on the quantitative study of organic compounds and their behavior--physical organic chemistry in its broadest sense--in a manner accessible to a general readership.

Over-consumption of fossil fuels has caused deficiency of limited resources and environmental pollution.

This book presents the state-of-the-art in simulation on supercomputers.

The book presents current research progress on hydrogen storage alloys, with a special focus on their applications in batteries.

Chemical reactions and growth processes on surfaces depend on the diffusion and re-orientation of the adsorbate molecules.

This book is a companion to "e;Natural Gas Hydrate in Oceanic and Permafrost Environments"e; (Max, 2000, 2003), which is the first book on gas hydrate in this series.

The success of spintronics - the science and technology of storing, processing, sensing and communicating information using the quantum mechanical spin degree of freedom of an electron - is critically dependent on the ability to inject, detect and manipulate spins in semiconductors either by incorporating ferromagnetic materials into device architectures or by using external magnetic and electric fields.

This book details the rigorous requirements for refractories designed for aluminium metallurgical processes: reduction, cast house, and anode production.

Nanotechnology and biosensors show how nanotechnology is used to create affordable, mass-produced, portable, small-sized nanosensors to directly monitor food toxicants and environmental pollutants.

"e;There is a continuing demand for up to date organic & bio-organic chemistry undergraduate textbooks.

Chalcopyrites, in particular those with a wide band gap, are fascinating materials in terms of their technological potential in the next generation of thin-film solar cells and in terms of their basic material properties.

Identificationof rock-forming minerals in thin section is a key skill needed by all earth science students and practising geologists.

This book introduces the principles of electrochemistry with a special emphasis on materials science.

The International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS) has produced this book in order to provide an accessible, up-to-date overview of important aspects of the physical chemistry of aqueous systems at high temperatures and pressures.