Advances in the Theory of Atomic and Molecular Systems, 2009 Dynamics, Spectroscopy, Clusters, and Nanostructures Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics Series, Vol. 20

Quantum Dynamics and Spectroscopy.- Quantum Theory in Terms of Cumulant Variables.- Nonclassical Phase Space Jumps and Optimal Spawning.- On the Differential Cross Sections in Complex-Forming Atom–Diatom Reactive Collisions.- Shared Memory Parallelization of the Multiconfiguration Time-Dependent Hartree Method and Application to the Dynamics and Spectroscopy of the Protonated Water Dimer.- Structural Properties and Torsional Dynamics of Peroxides and Persulfides.- Theoretical Spectroscopy of Inner-Shell Electronic Processes and Photochemistry of Fluorescent Molecules.- Electron-?-Nuclear Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules and Chemical Bond Effect on the ?-Decay Parameters.- Complexes and Clusters.- Quantum Chemical Approach to Interatomic Decay Rates in Clusters.- Spectroscopy of Atoms in Liquid Helium Environment: A Theoretical Perspective.- Level-Structure and Magnetic Properties from One-Electron Atoms to Clusters with Delocalized Electronic Orbitals: Shell Models for Alkali Trimers.- Nanostructures and Complex Systems.- Influence of the Level of Protonation on the Geometry and the Electronic Structure of Emeraldine Oligomers.- Quantum Mechanical Examination of Optical Absorption Spectra of Silver Nanorod Dimers.- On the Electronic Spectra of a Molecular Bridge Under Non-Equilibrium Electric Potential Conditions.

Discusses the most significant advances in the development of quantum methodologies as applied to atomic, molecular, and condensed matter systems Provides a timely update to a spectrum of theoretical and computational chemists and physicists