Field R.W. Spectra and Dynamics of Small Molecules

Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015. — 162 pp. — (Lecture Notes in Physics 900). — ISBN: 978-3-319-15957-7 (Print) 978-3-319-15958-4 (Online).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 fellowshipHierarchy of Terms in the Effective Hamiltonian
Spectroscopic Perturbations: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous
The Effective Hamiltonian for Diatomic Molecules
Rotation of Polyatomic Molecules
Quantum Beats
The Effective Hamiltonian for Polyatomic Molecule Vibration
Intramolecular Dynamics: Representations, Visualizations, and Mechanisms