Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
3 Volumes
95 chapters
127 Contributors
Over 1100 illustrations
Volume 1 - fundamentals
The mechanics of atoms and molecules and their interactions, the macroscopic and statistical description of systems at equilibrium, and the basic ways of treating reacting systems.
Volume 2 - methods
The instrumentation and fundamental theory employed in the major spectroscopic techniques, the experimental means for characterizing materials, the instrumentation and basic theory employed in the study of chemical kinetics, and the computational techniques used to predict the static and dynamic properties of materials.
Volume 3 - applications
Specific topics of current interest and intensive research, such as microscopic systems and extended and macroscopic systems.
This three-volume encyclopedia offers extensive coverage in the closely related areas of chemical physics and physical chemistry. Focusing on both disciplines as interrelated, the Encyclopedia contains a wide variety of information to meet the special research needs of the chemical physicist and the physical chemist and, thus, enables specialists in both fields to conduct interdisciplinary research. Features include definitions of the scope of each subdiscipline and instructions on where to go for a more complete and detailed explanation.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Introduction
Volume I. Fundamentals
Part A1. Microscopics
Part A2. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Part A3. Dynamical Processes
Volume II. Methods
Part B1. Determining Materials and Molecular Properties
Part B2. Dynamic Measurements
Part B3. Techniques for Applying Theory
Volume III. Applications
Part C1. Microscopic Systems
Part C2. Extended and Macroscopic Systems
Part C3. Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics
Index
Synopsis
The Encyclopedia of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics is a major new reference work that any chemist and physicist can turn to for an introduction to an unfamiliar area, an explanation of important experimental and computational techniques, and a description of modern endeavors
Published Reviews
". . . now for the first time we have a comprehensive encyclopedia of this discipline . . . The editors-in-chief John Moore and Nicholas Spencer have not only face this marathon challenge but solved the problem with style . . . This balancing act between traditional and ultramodern physical chemistry succeeds . . . The cross-references excite the readers interest and stimulate him or her to examine other volumes or topics. . . University libraries are strongly recommended to buy this encyclopedia, and all research groups working in the field should add this three-volume work to their refernece books."
Ralf Ludwig in Angewwandte Chemie
"It is long and considerable effort has clearly been spent in compiling it . . The Encyclopedia is the best single source that I know for getting a modern view of chemical physics and physical chemistry."
Raphael D Levinein CHEMPHYSCHEM
"This three-volume encyclopedia is a comprehensive survey of the present state of knowledge and the research frontier in nearly every area of chemical physics and physical chemistry . . . The goal has been to make each article enjoyable, informative and concisely relevant to its named topic. These goals are well met . . . In its discussions, the Encyclopedia strikes an excellent balance between theory and applications . . . [it] is a most remarkable and successful enterprise, and makes very enjoyable reading. . . It belongs in every university science library."
William Klemperer in Physics Today, February 2003
Readership
It is intended for a reader with a solid undergraduate education in physics or chemistry, including mechanics electricity and magnetism, differential equations, simple matrix algebra, chemical nomenclature and the basics of chemical spectroscopy. In addition, the reader has knowledge of quantum mechnanics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics at the level of an undergraduate physical chemistry text. |
