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Thisvolume isdevotedtomethodsfor thestudyoftheeffectsofrelativity on theelectronicstructure ofatomsand molecules. The accurate descrip- tionofrelativisticeffectsinheavyatomshaslongbeenrecognizedasoneof the central problems ofatomic physics. Contemporary relativistic atomic structure calculations can be performed almost routinely. Recent years have seen agrowinginterestin thestudyoftheeffects ofrelativityon the structureofmolecules. Even for molecularsystemscontainingatoms from thesecondrowoftheperiodictable theenergyassociatedwith relativistic effects is often larger than that arising from electron correlation. For moleculescontainingheavieratoms relativistic effects become increasingly important,andforsystemscontainingveryheavyatomsrelativityisknown todominatemanychemicalproperties. In this volum~, one of the pioneers of relativistic atomic structure calculations,Ian P. Grant,providesadetailedsurveyofthecomputational techniquesemployedincontemporarystudiesoftheeffectsofrelativityon atomicstructure. Thisisanareaofresearchinwhichcalculationscanoften lead to a particularly impressive degreeofagreement between theoryand experiment. Furthermore, theseatomicstudies haveprovided manyofthe foundations of a fully relativistic quantum chemistry. However, the spherical symmetry ofatoms allows significantsimplificationsto bemade in their quantum mechanical treatment, simplifications which are not possibleinstudiesofmolecules. Inparticular, as is wellknown from non- relativistictheoriesofmolecularelectronicstructure,itisalmostobligatory to invoke the algebraic approximation in molecular work and use finite basis set expansions. The problem of describing relativistic effects in molecules is addressed in Chapter2 by Stephen Wilson. This chapter is devotedtoab initiorelativisticmolecularstructurecalculationsinwhichall electrons are explicitly considered. The problem of induding relativistic effects in molecular studies is also addressed in Chapters3 and 4. In Chapter 3, Odd Gropen describes the use of relativistic effective core ix x Preface potentials in calculations on molecular systems involving heavy atoms. This approach can lead to more tractable algorithms than the methods described in Chapter2 and thus significantly extends the range of applications. The use of semiempirical methods has yielded a wealth of informationabouttheinfluenceofrelativityonthechemistryoftheheavier elements. Thisimportantarea is reviewed inChapter4 by Pekka Pyykk6. Finally, inChapter5, Harry M.

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Author:   Stephen Wilson
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781461280446

ISBN 10:   1461280443
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   26 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Relativistic Atomic Structure Calculations.- 1. Methods of Relativistic Atomic Structure Calculation.- 2. Basic Formulas of Relativistic Atomic Structure Theory.- 3. Implementation of the Theory.- 4. Outlook.- References.- 2. Relativistic Molecular Structure Calculations.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Relativistic Molecular Quantum Mechanics.- 3. Relativistic Independent Electron Models.- 4. Electron Correlation.- 5. The Algebraic Approximation.- 6. Conclusions and Future Prospects.- References.- 3. The Relativistic Effective Core Potential Method.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Effective Core Potential Method.- 3. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics.- 4. The Relativistic Effective Core Potential.- 5. Applications.- 6. Conclusions.- References.- 4. Semiempirical Relativistic Molecular Structure Calculations.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. Applications.- Appendix A: Where to Find REX Parameters.- Appendix B: The ITEREX 87 Program.- References.- 5. Relativistic Many-Body Perturbation Theory.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Fundamental Problems.- 3. Electron Correlation Methods.- 4. Diagrammatic Many-Body Perturbation Theory.- 5. Relativistic Basis Sets.- 6. A Comparison of Methods.- 7. Basis-Set Studies of Relativistic Many-Body Perturbation Theory.- 8. Summary and Conclusions.- References.- of Previous Volume.- Author Index.

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