Research Catalog

Title

Conical intersections : electronic structure, dynamics & spectroscopy / editors : Wolfgang Domcke, David R. Yarkony, Horst Köppel.

Publication

River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, [2004], ©2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Domcke, Wolfgang.
• Yarkony, David.
• Köppel, Horst.

Description

xvii, 838 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"This invaluable book presents a systematic exposition of the current state of knowledge about conical intersections, which has been elaborated in research papers scattered throughout the chemical physics literature."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Advanced series in physical chemistry ; v. 15

Uniform Title

Advanced series in physical chemistry ; v. 15.

Subjects

• Spectrum analysis
• Laser spectroscopy
• Spectroscopie
• Born-Oppenheimer, Approximation de
• Molecular dynamics
• Spectroscopie laser
• Dynamique moléculaire

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Historical introduction / J. Michl -- 1. Born-Oppenheimer approximation and beyond / L. S. Cederbaum -- 2. Conical intersections : their description and consequences / D. R. Yarkony -- 3. Determination of potential energy surface intersections and derivative couplings in the adiabatic representation / D. R. Yarkony -- 4. Diabatic representation : methods for the construction of diabatic electronic states / H. Koppel -- 5. Modeling and interpolation of global multi-sheeted potential energy surfaces / A. J. C. Varandas -- 6. Conical intersections and organic reaction mechanisms / A. Migani and M. Olivucci -- 7. The multi-mode vibronic-coupling approach / H. Koppel, W. Domcke and L. S. Cederbaum -- 8. Model studies of the dynamics at conical intersections / A. Lami and G. Villani -- 9. Generic aspects of the dynamics at conical intersections : internal conversion, vibrational relaxation and photoisomerization / W. Domcke -- 10. Jahn-Teller and pseudo-Jahn-Teller intersections : spectroscopy and vibronic dynamics / H. Koppel -- 11. Quantum mechanical studies of photodissociation dynamics using accurate global potential energy surfaces / R. Schinke -- 12. Geometric phase effects in chemical reaction dynamics / B. K. Kendrick -- 13. Quantum reaction dynamics on coupled multi-sheeted potential energy surfaces / S. Mahapatra -- 14. Multidimensional dynamics involving a conical intersection : wavepacket calculations using the MCTDH method / G. A. Worth, H.-D. Meyer and L. S. Cederbaum -- 15. Mixed quantum-classical description of the dynamics at conical intersections / G. Stock and M. Thoss -- 16. Absorption, emission, and photoelectron continuous-wave spectra / A. Lami, C. Petrongolo and F. Santoro -- 17. Femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy of the dynamics at conical intersections / G. Stock and W. Domcke -- 18. Nonadiabatic quantum dynamics and control strategies / R. de Vivie-Riedle and A. Hofmann.

ISBN

9812386726

OCLC

• ocm56885304
• SCSB-5125589

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries