Chemistry

This phonon atlas presents a collection of phonon-dispersion and density-of- states curves of more than a hundred insulating crystals.

The Raman effect is a most useful tool for the study of molecular vibrations and molecular structure.

The intrinsic properties of a solid, i.

Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscop~ or lETS, provides a unique technique for electronically monitoring the vibrational modes of molecul (;5 adsorbed on a metal oxide surface.

The development of surface physics and surface chemistry as a science is closely related to the technical development of a number of methods involving electrons either as an excitation source or as an emitted particle carrying characteristic information.

Enzyme kinetics has undergone very rapid growth and development during the past fifteen years and has been well received by the biochemical community.

Over the past ten years liquid crystals have attracted much interest and considerable progress has been made with respect to our knowledge in this field.

In the continuing quest to explore structure and to relate struc- tural organization to functional significance, the scientist has developed a vast array of microscopes.

The First International Symposium on the Metabolic Interconversion of Enzymes was held in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy, in May, 1970, under the direction of Professor G.

Quantum Optics gives a comprehensive coverage of developments in quantum optics over the past twenty years.

Physics practical classes form an important part of many scientific and technical courses in higher education.

Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics VII provides a broad overview of recent developments.

Experts report the state of the art in the study of global climate change using remote sensing techniques.

In regard to global change, emphasis is generally placed on the increase in global temperature, but large changes in the distribution of precipitation are also likely to occur.

Since the first edition of "e;Scanning 'funneling Microscopy I"e; has been pub- lished, considerable progress has been made in the application of STM to the various classes of materials treated in this volume, most notably in the field of adsorbates and molecular systems.

Solid-State NMR is a branch of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance which is presently experiencing a phase of strongly increasing popularity.

Pesticides in ground, surface and drinking water are a hot topic under continuing discussion.

Presented here are authoritative and up-to-date assessments of the homogenous and heterogenous chemical and physical processes occuring in the troposphere and stratosphere, especially during the "e;ozone hole"e; event.

Presented here are recent data on the mechanisms of action of different dusts and fibres of industrial interest.

Das vorliegende Buch Krisenmanagement bei Störfällen gibt eine umfassende Charakterisierung des Problemkreises industrieller Störfälle und deren Kontrolle durch Managementkonzepte.

Luminescence is just as fascinating and luminescent materials (are) just as important as the number of books on these topics are rare.

Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen leisten heute einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erforschung archäologischer und kunstgeschichtlicher Objekte, denn viele Fragen lassen sich erst mit ihrer Hilfe beantworten: - Woher kommt das Fundstück, das da auf dem Kunstmarkt angeboten wird?

This volume summarizes the papers presented at the First Osaka University Macromolecular Symposium OUMS'93 on "e;Ordering in Macromolecular Systems"e;, which was held at Senri Life Science Center, Osaka, Japan, on June 3 through June 6, 1993.

Das Analytiker Taschenbuch bietet in einzelnen, sehr aktuellen und praxisbezogenen Beiträgen komprimierte Informationen über neue analytische Techniken und deren Anwendung in allen relevanten Gebieten, wie Umweltforschung, Werkstoffwissenschaften, biochemische und klinische Analyse und Lebensmittelanalytik.

In the past ten years the study of the mechanisms of chemical transformations on metal surfaces has advanced appreciably.

Books dealing with climatic change are commonplace, as are those concerned with effects of environmental stresses on plants.

All existing introductory reviews of mineralogy are written accord- ing to the same algorithm, sometimes called the "e;Dana System of Mineralogy"e;.

In this publication you will find a comprehensive data set of the North Sea ecosystem, including the distribution and the fate of contaminants, their transport paths and their analysis by means of numerical models.

Provided here are the latest techniques of NMR as applied to the study of proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids.

Plant leaves are covered by a thin, lipoidal, non-living membrane called the cuticle.

Initiation of cancer in the cell is experimentally related to action of chemicals and radiation.

Reviewed here is the current state of knowledge concerning the relationship between global change and biodiversity of temperate ecosystems.

In the mid-1980s the European Journal of Biochemistry set out to publish review articles.

Glass Chemistry is concerned with the relation of chemical composition, structure and properties of various glasses.

Laser Ablation provides a broad picture of the current understanding of laser ablation and its many applications, from the views of key contributors to the field.

Fractionation of polymers via solubility has been a well known method in polymer characterization for a long time.

This book has been written as an introduction to the electro- synthesis of organic compounds, in particular for organic chemists.

Scientists and researchers in academia and the vast chemical and electrochemical fields will delight in reading this ready reference and textbook which covers the essence of electroorganic reactions from a synthetic perspective.

Recent advances in analytical chemistry have turned it into a virtually unrecognizable science compared to a few decades ago, when it lagged behind other sciences and techniques.