These seven lectures are intended to serve as an introduction for beginning graduate students to the spectra of small molecules. The author succeeds in illustrating the concepts by using language and metaphors that capture and elegantly convey simple insights into dynamics that lie beyond archival molecular constants. The lectures can simultaneously be viewed as a collection of interlocking special topics that have fascinated the author and his students over the years. Though neither a textbook nor a scholarly monograph, the book provides an illuminating perspective that will benefit students and researchers alike.
These seven lectures are intended to serve as an introduction for beginning graduate students to the spectra of small molecules. The author succeeds in illustrating the concepts by using language and metaphors that capture and elegantly convey simple insights into dynamics that lie beyond archival molecular constants. The lectures can simultaneously be viewed as a collection of interlocking special topics that have fascinated the author and his students over the years. Though neither a textbook nor a scholarly monograph, the book provides an illuminating perspective that will benefit students and researchers alike.
A clear and concise presentation of essential topics in small-molecule spectroscopy Author's long teaching experience and skilful use of analogy greatly aid understanding Lectures given as part of the author's program as visiting professor, supported by a prestigious Humboldt fellowship Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Robert W. Field
Effective Hamiltonians and Perturbation Theory Frequency Domain Spectroscopy of Small Molecules Gas Phase Spectroscopy of Small Molecules Quantum Beats Spectroscopic Perturbations Unimolecular Dynamics