This textbook provides an overview of the basics of ultrafast molecular spectroscopy starting from time-dependent quantum mechanical perturbation theory in Hilbert space. It emphasizes the dynamics of nuclear and electronic motion, initiated and monitored by femtosecond laser pulses, which underlie the generation of nonlinear optical signals and inform their interpretation.
Topics include short-pulse electronic absorption, the molecular adiabatic approximation, transient-absorption spectroscopy, vibrational adiabaticity during conformational change, femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy, multi-dimensional electronic spectroscopy and wave-packet interferometry, and two-dimensional wave-packet interferometry of electronic excitation-transfer systems.
The treatment is based on time-dependent quantum mechanics as it is presented in graduate-level quantum mechanics courses. It is designed to be accessible to beginning practitioners of ultrafast spectroscopy and is meant to serve as a bridge to more advanced treatises and research publications. Numerous exercises are embedded in the text to explore and expand upon the physical ideas encountered in this important research field.
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Cina (Univ. of Oregon) has written a comprehensive and concise graduate-level textbook that takes the reader through the theory underlying time-resolved molecular spectroscopy, from the basic quantum-dynamical treatment of the interaction of a molecule with light, to advanced techniques such as transient absorption, femtosecond-stimulated Raman spectroscopy, and two-dimensional wave-packet interferometry. * K. Jobst, CHOICE * Cina has written a comprehensive and concise graduate-level textbook that takes the reader through the theory underlying time-resolved molecular spectroscopy, from the basic quantum-dynamical treatment of the interaction of a molecule with light, to advanced techniques such as transient absorption, femtosecond-stimulated Raman spectroscopy, and two-dimensional wave-packet interferometry. * K. Jobst, Memorial University of Newfoundland * This book presents an insightful theoretical formulation of ultrafast molecular spectroscopy. It will be a valuable resource for researchers seeking to understand the connection between quantum mechanics and spectra. * Nancy Makri, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign * This long-awaited textbook provides a rigorous treatment of the mathematics involved in ultrafast spectroscopy. This book certainly fills the gap between highly specialized monographs on coherent spectroscopy utilizing multiple light pulses in the time domain and introductory textbooks on linear and nonlinear spectroscopy in the frequency domain. * Minhaeng Cho, IBS Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Korea University * Cina's new book fills a gap by providing a resource for explaining the leading edge of molecular spectroscopy in a rigorous, yet accessible style. I foresee this to be the text for graduate students in this field. * Greg Scholes, Princeton University * This wonderful textbook by Jeffrey Cina is a timely and much needed reference to learn how to interpret and design ultrafast spectroscopy experiments in terms of quantum molecular dynamics. It offers fresh and invaluable physical insights for both incoming graduate students as well as more established researchers in Physical Chemistry and beyond. * Joel Yuen , University of California San Diego *
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Für Beruf und Forschung
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Gewebe-Einband
Maße
Höhe: 248 mm
Breite: 175 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-19-959031-5 (9780199590315)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jeff Cina earned a BS in Mathematics at UW-Madison, a PhD in Theoretical Physical Chemistry at UC-Berkeley, and carried out post-doctoral research at MIT. After teaching and conducting research at The University of Chicago, he joined the faculty at the University of Oregon in 1995. At Oregon, Cina was a founding member of the Oregon Center for Optics, now the Oregon Center for Optical, Molecular, and Quantum Science.
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University of Oregon
