Many-body theory of molecules, clusters, and condensed phases / editors, N.H. March, G.G.N. Angilella.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

March, Norman H. (Norman Henry), 1927-

Angilella, G. G. N.

Series:

World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; v. 41.

World scientific series in 20th century physics ; v. 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Many-body problem.

Molecules.

Microclusters.

Condensed matter.

Thomas-Fermi theory.

Liquid metals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (913 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive review of seminal as well as recent results in the theory of condensed phases, including liquid metals, quantum liquids and Wigner crystals, along with selected applications, especially in the physical chemistry of molecules and clusters. A large part of this work is dedicated to the Thomas-Fermi semiclassical approximation for molecules and condensed phases, and its extension to inhomogeneous electron liquids and liquid metals. Correlation effects in quantum liquids and Wigner crystallization are other areas of focus of this work, with an emphasis towards t

Contents:

Contents; Part 1: Quantal electron crystals; [1] N. H. March, Kinetic and potential energies of an electron gas, Phys. Rev. 110, 604-605 (1958). © Copyright permission paid to the American Physical Society on 2009-01-02.; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. FORM OF THE VIRIAL THEOREM; 3. RESULTS FOR HIGH-DENSITY LIMIT; 4. USE OF WIGNER'S FORMULA; [2] N. H. March and W. H. Young, Probability density of electron separation in a uniform electron gas, Phil. Mag. 4, 384-389 (1959). © Copyright permission obtained from Taylor & Francis.; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES

[3] W. H. Young and N. H. March, A density matrix approach to correlation in a uniform electron gas, Proc. R. Soc. A 256, 62-80 (1960). © Copyright permission obtained by The Royal Society.1. INTRODUOTION; 2. GENERAL PROPERTIES OF DENSITY MATRICES; 3. SPECIAL PROPERTIES OF DENSITY MATRICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNIFORM ELECTRON GAS; 4. GENERALIZED H.F. DENSITY MATRICES; 5. THE SATISFACTION OF THE PAULI CONDITIONS FOR GENERALIZED H.F. MATRICES; 6. ONE-DIMENSIONAL, ONE-SPIN VARIATIONAL METHODS; 7. GENERALIZED H.F. METHOD IN THREE DIMENSIONS AND ONE SPIN

8. GENERALIZED H.F. METHOD IN ONE DIMENSION AND TWO SPINS9. GENERALIZED H.F. METHOD FOR A NON-MAGNETIC ELECTRON GAS; 10. THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMULAE; 11 . CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; [4] J. Durkan, R. J. Elliott, and N. H. March, Localization of electrons in impure semiconductors by a magnetic field, Rev. Mod. Phys. 40, 812-815 (1968). © Copyright permission paid to the American Physical Society on 2009-01-02.; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ISOLATED DONOR LEVELS AND CARRIER SCREENING; III. THRESHOLD MAGNETIC FIELD AND WIGNER TRANSITION

Discussion of March's Paper[5] C. M. Care and N. H. March, Electrical conduction in the Wigner lattice in n type InSb in a magnetic field, J. Phys. C 4, L372-376 (1971). © Copyright permission obtained from lOP on 2008-09-24.; Introduction; Mechanism for localization; Low density electron system in magnetic field; Conduction in Wigner electron crystal at nonzero temperature; [6] C. M. Care and N. H. March, Electron crystallization, Adv. Phys. 24, 101-116 (1975). © Copyright permission obtained from Taylor & Francis.; ABSTRACT; CONTENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. GROUND-STATE PROPERTIES

2.1. Enengy2.2. Momentum Distribution and Pair Function; 2.3. Dielectric properties; 3. THE WIGNER TRANSITION; 3.1. Estimates of the critical density; 3.2. Charge density waves; 3.3. Magnetic ordering and spin density waves; 4. EXCITED STATES; 4.1. Phonons and plasmons; 4.2. Defect models; 5. EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS FAVOURABLE FOR ELECTRON CRYSTALLIZATION; 6. LATTICE FORMATION IN OTHER SYSTEMS; 7. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES

[7] M. Parrinello and N. H. March, Thermodynamics of Wigner crystallization, J. Phys. C 9, L147-150 (1976). © Copyright permission obtained from lOP on 2008-09-24.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-75798-9

9786612757983

981-4271-78-0

OCLC:

879551053