Energy Landscapes

Informationen zum Autor David Wales is a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Cambridge University. Klappentext Many research groups are now attempting to understand how the properties of systems ranging from small molecules to proteins and glasses are determined by the energy landscape. This book provides a self-contained account of energy landscape theory and how it is applied in studies of clusters! biomolecules and glasses. Beautifully illustrated in full color! the volume is geared to graduate students as well as professionals. Zusammenfassung This book aims to provide a self-contained account of energy landscape theory and how it is used in studies of clusters! biomolecules and glasses. It is the first book to cover this active field. Illustrated in full colour! the book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The Born-Oppenheimer approximation and normal modes; 3. Symmetry considerations; 4. Features of the landscape; 5. Describing the landscape; 6. Exploring the landscape; 7. Properties of the landscape; 8. Clusters; 9. Biomolecules; 10. Glasses and supercooled liquids.

Product details

• Authors: David Wales, David J. Wales, David J. (University of Cambridge) Wales
• Assisted by: Richard Saykally (Editor), Ahmed Zewail (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2004
• EAN: 9780521814157
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81415-7
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 36 mm
• Series: Cambridge Molecular Science
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Physical chemistry