Author : M. S. Child
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486150246
Molecular Collision Theory by M. S. Child Pdf
This high-level monograph offers an excellent introduction to the theory required for interpretation of an increasingly sophisticated range of molecular scattering experiments. There are five helpful appendixes dealing with continuum wavefunctions, Green's functions, semi-classical connection formulae, curve-crossing in the momentum representation, and elements of classical mechanics. The contents of this volume have been chosen to emphasize the quantum mechanical and semi-classical nature of collision events, with little attention given to purely classical behavior. The treatment is essentially analytical. Some knowledge of the quantum mechanics of bound states is assumed.