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This book describes the main methods of one- and two-dimensional high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in liquids within the quantum-mechanical formalism of the density matrix. In view of the increasing importance of NMR in chemistry and biochemistry, the work is
particularly addressed to those scientists who do not have a working knowledge of quantum calculations. This knowledge is provided in the first part of the book through a description of quantum mechanics as applied to spin systems. This section is self-contained and limited to essentials. A final
chapter is devoted to the principles of relaxation theory. By providing readers with practice in the theoretical tools of NMR, this book opens the way for a critical analysis of comprehensive treatises or articles on new methods. The emphasis throughout is on the actual use of NMR, so the text is
neither oversimplified nor overly theoretical. The aim is to describe the basic theoretical tools needed to understand and fully exploit the valuable potential of high-resolution NMR.
List of contents
- 1: Elementary description of NMR
- 2: Epitome of quantum mechanics
- 3: Spin and magnetic moment
- 4: Quantum statistical mechanics
- 5: Quantum description of NMR
- 6: Generalities on 2D spectroscopy
- 7: J Spectroscopy
- 8: Shift correlation spectroscopy
- 9: Multiple quantum coherence and applications
- 10: Fundamentals of relaxation theory
Summary
Available in paperback for the first time, this book describes the main methods of one- and two-dimensional high-resolution NMR spectroscopy in liquids within the quantum-mechanical formalism of the density matrix. In view of the increasing importance of NMR in chemistry and biochemistry, it is particularly addressed to those scientists who do not have a working knowledge of quantum calculations. This knowledge is provided in the first part of the book through a description of quantum mechanics as applied to spin systems: this description is both self-contained and limited to the essentials. A final chapter is devoted to the principles of relaxation theory.
The book will endow the reader with enough practice in the theoretical tools of NMR to enable him to analyse critically comprehensive treatises or articles on new methods.
Additional text
`Goldman's book is important and timely, written in a thorough, careful manner. It treats a selected number of fundamental two-dimensional NMR experiments at a level appropriate for a general graduate course in two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. Physics Today
