Introduction / 1: |
Nuclear Dynamics: The Schrodinger Equation / 1.1: |
Thermal Equilibrium: The Boltzmann Distribution / 1.2: |
Further reading/references |
Problems |
Gas-Phase Dynamics / Part I: |
From Microscopic to Macroscopic Descriptions / 2: |
Cross-Sections and Rate Constants / 2.1: |
Thermal Equilibrium / 2.2: |
Potential Energy Surfaces / 3: |
The General Topology of Potential Energy Surfaces / 3.1: |
Molecular Electronic Energies, Analytical Results / 3.2: |
Bimolecular Reactions, Dynamics of Collisions / 4: |
Quasi-Classical Dynamics / 4.1: |
Quantum Dynamics / 4.2: |
Rate Constants, Reactive Flux / 5: |
Classical Dynamics / 5.1: |
Bimolecular Reactions, Transition-State Theory / 5.2: |
Standard Derivation / 6.1: |
A Dynamical Correction Factor / 6.2: |
Systematic Derivation / 6.3: |
Barrier Crossing, Quantum Mechanics / 6.4: |
Applications of Transition-State Theory / 6.5: |
Thermodynamic Formulation / 6.6: |
Unimolecular Reactions / 7: |
True and Apparent Unimolecular Reactions / 7.1: |
Dynamical Theories / 7.2: |
Statistical Theories / 7.3: |
Collisional Energy Transfer and Reaction / 7.4: |
Detection and Control of Chemical Dynamics / 7.5: |
Microscopic Interpretation of Arrhenius Parameters / 8: |
The Pre-Exponential Factor / 8.1: |
The Activation Energy / 8.2: |
Condensed-Phase Dynamics / Part II: |
Introduction to Condensed-Phase Dynamics / 9: |
Solvation: The Born and Onsager Models / 9.1: |
Diffusion and Bimolecular Reactions / 9.2: |
Static Solvent Effects, Transition-State Theory / 10: |
An Introduction to the Potential of Mean Force / 10.1: |
Transition-State Theory and the Potential of Mean Force / 10.2: |
Dynamic Solvent Effects: Kramers Theory and Beyond / 11: |
Brownian Motion, the Langevin Equation / 11.1: |
Kramers Theory for the Rate Constant / 11.2: |
Beyond Kramers: Grote-Hynes Theory and MD / 11.3: |
Appendices / Part III: |
Adiabatic and Non-Adiabatic Electron-Nuclear Dynamics / Appendix A: |
Statistical Mechanics / Appendix B: |
A System of Non-Interacting Molecules / B.1: |
Classical Statistical Mechanics / B.2: |
Microscopic Reversibility and Detailed Balance / Appendix C: |
Microscopic Reversibility / C.1: |
Detailed Balance / C.2: |
Cross-sections in Various Frames / Appendix D: |
Elastic and Inelastic Scattering of Two Molecules / D.1: |
Reactive Scattering between Two Molecules / D.2: |
Internal Kinetic Energy, Jacobi Coordinates / Appendix E: |
Diagonalization of the Internal Kinetic Energy / E.1: |
Mass-Weighted Skewed Angle Coordinate Systems / E.2: |
Small-Amplitude Vibrations, Normal-Mode Coordinates / Appendix F: |
Diagonalization of the Potential Energy / F.1: |
Transformation of the Kinetic Energy / F.2: |
Transformation of Phase-Space Volumes / F.3: |
Quantum Mechanics / Appendix G: |
Basic Axioms of Quantum Mechanics / G.1: |
Application of the Axioms-Examples / G.2: |
The Flux Operator / G.3: |
Time-Correlation Function of the Flux Operator / G.4: |
An Integral / Appendix H: |
Dynamics of Random Processes / Appendix I: |
The Fokker-Planck Equation / I.1: |
The Chandrasekhar Equation / I.2: |
Multidimensional Integrals, Monte Carlo Method / Appendix J: |
Random Sampling and Importance Sampling / J.1: |
Index |
Introduction / 1: |
Nuclear Dynamics: The Schrodinger Equation / 1.1: |
Thermal Equilibrium: The Boltzmann Distribution / 1.2: |