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Informationen zum Autor Biman Bagchi is Professor at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India. Klappentext The book captures recent and exciting developments in molecular relaxation in liquids. Zusammenfassung The book captures recent and exciting developments in molecular relaxation in liquids. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Basic Concepts 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Response Functions and Fluctuations 1.3 Time Correlation Functions 1.4 Linear Response Theory 1.5 Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem 1.6 Diffusion, Friction and Viscosity Chapter 2. Phenomenological Description of Relaxation in Liquids 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Langevin Equation 2.3 Fokker-Planck Equation 2.4 Smoluchowski Equation 2.5 Master Equations 2.6 The Special Case of Harmonic Potential Chapter 3. Density and Momentum Relaxation in Liquids 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Hydrodynamics at Large Length Scales 3.2.1 Rayleigh-Brillouin Spectrum 3.3 Hydrodynamic Relation Self-diffusion Coefficient and Viscosity 3.4 Slow Dynamics at Large Wavenumbers: de Gennes Narrowing 3.5 Extended Hydrodynamics: Dynamics at Intermediate Length Scale 3.6 Mode Coupling Theory Chapter 4. Relationship between Theory and Experiment 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Dynamic Light Scattering: Probe of Density Fluctuation at Long Length Scales 4.3 Magnetic Resonance Experiments: Probe of Single Particle Dynamics 4.4 Kerr Relaxation 4.5 Dielectric Relaxation 4.6 Fluorescence Depolarization 4.7 Solvation Dynamics (Time Dependent Fluorescence Stokes Shift) 4.8 Neutron Scattering: Coherent and Incoherent 4.9 Raman Lineshape Measurements 4.10 Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) 4.11 Echo Techniques 4.12 Ultrafast Chemical Reactions 4.13 Fluorescence Quenching 4.14 Two-dimensional Infrared (2D IR) Spectroscopy 4.15 Single Molecule Spectroscopy Chapter 5. Orientational and Dielectric Relaxation 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Equilibrium and Time-Dependent Orientational Correlation Functions 5.3 Relationship with Experimental Observables 5.4 Molecular Hydrodynamic Description of Orientational Motion 5.4.1 The Equations of Motion 5.4.2 Limiting Situations 5.5 Markovian Theory of Collective Orientational Relaxation: Berne Treatment 5.5.1 Generalized Smoluchowski Equation Description 5.5.2 Solution by Spherical Harmonic Expansion 5.5.3 Relaxation of Longitudinal and Transverse Components 5.5.4 Molecular Theory of Dielectric Relaxation 5.5.5 Hidden Role of Translational Motion in Orientational Relaxation 5.5.6 Orientational de Gennes Narrowing at Intermediate Wave Numbers 5.5.7 Reduction to the Continuum Limit 5.6 Memory Effects in Orientational Relaxation 5.7 Relationship between Macroscopic and Microscopic Orientational Relaxations 5.8 The Special Case of Orientational Relaxation of Water Chapter 6. Solvation Dynamics in Dipolar Liquids 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Physical Concepts and Measurement 6.2.1 Measuring Ultrafast, Sub-100 fs Decay 6.3 Phenomenological Theories: Continuum Model Descriptions 6.3.1 Homogeneous Dielectric Models 6.3.2 Inhomogeneous Dielectric Models 6.3.3 Dynamic Exchange Model 6.4 Experimental Results: A Chronological Overview 6.4.1 Discovery of Multi-exponential Solvation Dynamics: Phase-I (1980-1990) 6.4.2 Discovery of Sub-ps Ultrafast Solvation Dynamics: Phase-II (1990-2000) 6.4.3 Solvation Dynamics in Complex Systems: Phase III (2000 - ) 6.5 Microscopic Theories 6.5.1 Molecular Hydrodynamics Description 6.5.2 Polarization and Dielectric Relaxation of Pure Liquid 6.5.2.1 Effects of Translational Diffusion in Solvation Dynamics 6.6 Simple Idealized Models 6.6.1 Overdamped Solvation: Brownian Dipolar Lattice 6.6.2 Underdamped Solvation: Stockmayer Liquid 6.7 Solvation Dyn...
