Energy Landscapes

With Applications to Clusters, Biomolecules and Glasses

David J. Wales - Collection Cambridge Molecular Science

681 pages, parution le 16/02/2004

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The study of energy landscapes holds the key to resolving some of the most important contemporary problems in chemical physics. Many groups are now attempting to understand the properties of clusters, glasses and proteins in terms of the underlying potential energy surface. The aim of this book is to define and unify the field of energy landscapes in a reasonably self-contained exposition. This is the first book to cover this active field. The book begins with an overview of each area in an attempt to make the subject matter accessible to workers in different disciplines. The basic theoretical groundwork for describing and exploring energy landscapes is then introduced followed by applications to clusters, biomolecules and glasses in the final chapters. Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, this book is aimed at graduate students and workers in the field.

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Introduction
The Born–Oppenheimer approximation and normal modes
Symmetry considerations
Features of the landscape
Describing the landscape
Exploring the landscape
Properties of the landscape
Clusters
Biomolecules
Glasses and supercooled liquids

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	David J. Wales
Collection	Cambridge Molecular Science
Parution	16/02/2004
Nb. de pages	681
Format	18 x 25
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1520g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521814157
ISBN13	978-0-521-81415-7