London dispersion forces in molecules, solids and nano-structures : an introduction to physical models and computational methods /

London dispersion interactions are responsible for numerous phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology. Recent years have seen the development of new, physically well-founded models, and dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT) is now a hot topic of research. This book is an overview of...

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Main Authors: Ángyán, János, 1956- (Author), Dobson, John (Author), Gould, Tim (Author), Hirst, Jonathan (Author), Jansen, Georg (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020.
Series:Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Series ; 16.
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Summary:London dispersion interactions are responsible for numerous phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology. Recent years have seen the development of new, physically well-founded models, and dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT) is now a hot topic of research. This book is an overview of current understanding of the physical origin and modelling of London dispersion forces manifested at an atomic level. It covers a wide range of system, from small intermolecular complexes, to organic molecules and crystalline solids, through to biological macromolecules and nanostructures. In presenting a broad overview of the of the physical foundations of dispersion forces, the book provides theoretical, physical and synthetic chemists, as well as solid-state physicists, with a systematic understanding of the origins and consequences of these ubiquitous interactions. The presentation is designed to be accessible to anyone with intermediate undergraduate mathematics, physics and chemistry.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (434 pages).
ISBN:1782623868
9781782623861
DOI:10.1039/9781782623861