Spectroscopy of Molecular Rotation in Gases and Liquids

by A. I. Burshtein, S. I. Temkin

Overview

Spectroscopic studies can reveal a wealth of information about the rotational and vibrational behavior of the constituent molecules of gases and liquids. This book reviews the fundamental concepts and models that underpin such studies. Throughout, discussion of the various quantum mechanical and semiclassical theories is interwoven with analysis of experimental results.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521675581
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/14/2005
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Rotational relaxation; 2. Orientational relaxation in dense media; 3. Transformation of isotropic scattering spectra; 4. Quantum theory of spectral collapse; 5. Rotational relaxation. Kinetic and spectral manifestations; 6. Impact theory of orientational relaxation; 7. Rotation and libration in a fluctuating cell; Appendices; References.

Editorial Reviews

"...an excellent monograph for research workers in one of the more abstruse and difficult areas of physical chemistry." Robert R. Sharp, Journal of the American Chemical Society

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