{"product_id":"relativistic-effects-in-heavy-element-chemistry-and-physics-hardback-9780470841389","title":"Relativistic Effects in Heavy-Element Chemistry and Physics (Hardback) 9780470841389","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRelativistic Effects in Heavy-Element Chemistry and Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBernd A. Hess (Edited by), BA Hess (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470841389, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 November 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...will be very useful for many scientist who are working with thechemistry and physics of heavy elements.\" (Journal of theAmerican Chemical Society, Vol. 125, No. 33)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...All chapters, regardless of their depth, give reliableaccount...a tantalizing taste of many important subjects...\"(Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, Vol 100(5), 2003)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHeavy atoms and their compounds are important in many areas ofmodern technology. Their versatility in the reactions they undergois the reason that they can be found in most homogeneous andheterogeneous catalysts. Their magnetism is the decisive propertythat qualifies them as materials for modern storage devices.\u003cbr\u003e The phenomena observed in compounds of heavy atoms such asphosphorescence, magnetism or the tendency for high valency inchemical reactions can to a large extent be traced back torelativistic effects in their electronic structure. Thus, in manyaspects relativistic effects dominate the physics and chemistry ofheavy atoms and their compounds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chemists are usually aware of these phenomena, however, the theorybehind them is not part of the standard chemistry curriculum andthus not widely known among experimentalists. Whilst therelativistic quantum theory of electronic structure is wellestablished in physics, applications of the theory to chemicalsystems and materials have been feasible only in the last decadeand their practical applications in connection with chemicalexperiment is somewhat out of sight of modern theoretical physics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Relativistic Effects in Heavy Element Chemistry and Physicsintends to bridge the gap between chemistry and physics on the onehand and between theory and experiment on the other.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Topics covered include:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A broad range from quantum electrodynamics to the phenomenology ofthe compounds of heavy and superheavy elements\u003cbr\u003e A state-of-the-art survey of the most important theoreticaldevelopments and applications in the field of relativistic effectsin heavy-element chemistry and physics in the last decade\u003cbr\u003e Special emphasis on the work of researchers in Europe and Germanyin the framework of research programmes of the European ScienceFoundation and the German Science Foundation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Contributors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Foreword.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Basic Theory and Quantum Electrodynamics in StrongFields.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Electrons in Superintense Laser Fields.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Electron-Positron Pair Creation in Relativistic Heavy-IonCollisions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Relativistic and QED Effects in Highly Charged Ions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Four-Component Ab Initio Methods for Atoms, Moleculesand Solids.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e General Many-Electron Formalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Atomic-Structure Calculations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Molecular Structure Calculations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Electronic Structure of Solids.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Concluding Remarks and Perspective.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Relativistic Quantum Chemistry with Pseudopotentials andTransformed Hamiltonians.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transformed Hamiltonians: Theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transformed Hamiltonians: Applications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Valence-Only Effective Hamiltonians.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Effective Core Potentials: Applications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Relativistic Density Functional Theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Foundations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Implicit Density Functionals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Explicit Density Functionals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Norm-Conserving Pseudopotentials.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A pplications of RDFT using the Relativistic DiscreteVariational Method.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Magnetic Phenomena in Solids.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Formalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Applications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Chemistry of theHeaviest Elements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Experiment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Element 105.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Element 106.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Experimental Probes for Relativistic Effects in the Chemistryof Heavy d and f Elements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gas-Phase Ion Chemistry of Heavy Elements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Structural Chemistry of Gold Compounds in the CondensedPhase.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Chemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Chemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Chemistry%20%5BPN%5D%22\"\u003ePN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52278030532888,"sku":"9780470841389","price":182.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470841389.jpg?v=1781456739","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/relativistic-effects-in-heavy-element-chemistry-and-physics-hardback-9780470841389","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}