Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry II An Overview of the L

Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry II: An Overview of the Last Two Decades and Current Trends gathers the discussion of advances made within the last 20 years by well-known experts in the area of theoretical and computational chemistry and physi

  • PDF / 17,726,503 Bytes
  • 549 Pages / 439.36 x 666.15 pts Page_size
  • 108 Downloads / 191 Views

DOWNLOAD

REPORT


Jerzy Leszczynski • Manoj K. Shukla Editors

Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry II An Overview of the Last Two Decades and Current Trends

123

Editors Prof. Jerzy Leszczynski Department of Chemistry Jackson State University P.O. Box 17910 1400 Lynch Street Jackson, MS 39217 USA

Prof. Manoj K. Shukla Department of Chemistry Jackson State University P.O. Box 17910 1400 Lynch Street Jackson, MS 39217 USA Present affiliation: Environmental Laboratory US Army Engineer Research and Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg, MS 39180 USA

ISBN 978-94-007-0922-5 ISBN 978-94-007-0923-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-0923-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011940796 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

It is a rare event that the impressive group of leading experts is willing to share their views and reflections on development of their research areas in the last few decades. The editors of this book have been very fortunate to attract such contributions, and as an effect two volumes of “Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry: Overview of the Last Two Decades and Current Trends” are being published. Astonishingly, we found that t