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This volume, like those prior to it, features chapters by experts in various fields of computational chemistry. Volume 27 covers brittle fracture, molecular detailed simulations of lipid bilayers, semiclassical bohmian dynamics, dissipative particle dynamics, trajectory-based rare event simulations, and understanding metal/metal electrical contact conductance from the atomic to continuum scales. Also included is a chapter on career opportunities in computational chemistry and an appendix listing the e-mail addresses of more than 2500 people in that discipline.

FROM REVIEWS OF THE SERIES

"Reviews in Computational Chemistry remains the most valuable reference to methods and techniques in computational chemistry."—JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR GRAPHICS AND MODELLING

"One cannot generally do better than to try to find an appropriate article in the highly successful Reviews in Computational Chemistry. The basic philosophy of the editors seems to be to help the authors produce chapters that are complete, accurate, clear, and accessible to experimentalists (in particular) and other nonspecialists (in general)."—JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY ... Read more

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Discusses recent developments in the density functional theory and its application in modern inorganic and bio-inorganic chemistry. Focuses on advances in density functional methodology. ... Read more

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Optimization in Computational Chemistry and MolecularBiology: Local and Global Approaches covers recentdevelopments in optimization techniques for addressing severalcomputational chemistry and biology problems. A tantalizing problemthat cuts across the fields of computational chemistry, biology,medicine, engineering and applied mathematics is how proteins fold.Global and local optimization provide a systematic framework ofconformational searches for the prediction of three-dimensionalprotein structures that represent the global minimum free energy, aswell as low-energy biomolecular conformations. Each contribution in the book is essentially expository in nature, butof scholarly treatment. The topics covered include advances in localand global optimization approaches for molecular dynamics andmodeling, distance geometry, protein folding, molecular structurerefinement, protein and drug design, and molecular and peptidedocking. Audience: The book is addressed not only to researchers inmathematical programming, but to all scientists in various disciplineswho use optimization methods in solving problems in computationalchemistry and biology. ... Read more

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“Relativistic Methods for Chemists”, written by a highly qualified team of authors, is targeted at both experimentalists and theoreticians interested in the area of relativistic effects in atomic and molecular systems and processes and in their consequences for the interpretation of the heavy element’s chemistry.

The theoretical part of the book focuses on the relativistic methods for molecular calculations discussing relativistic two-component theory, density functional theory, pseudopotentials and correlations. The experimentally oriented chapters describe the use of relativistic methods in different applications focusing on the design of new materials based on heavy element compounds, the role of the spin-orbit coupling in photochemistry and photobiology, and chirality and its relations to relativistic description of matter and radiation.

This book is written at an intermediate level in order to appeal to a broader audience than just experts working in the field of relativistic theory.

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Presents semi-empirical, hybrid, and quantum chemical methods and explores reactivity, molecular, and quantum-chemical descriptors in QSAR. Views pharmacophore discovery and the use of 3D pharmacophore models in 3D database searching. Studies vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy for the sterochemical characterization of chiral molecules. ... Read more

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This is the first book to present both classical and quantum-chemical approaches to computational methods, incorporating the many new developments in this field from the last few years. Written especially for "non"-theoretical readers in a readily comprehensible and implemental style, it includes numerous practical examples of varying degrees of difficulty. Similarly, the use of mathematical equations is reduced to a minimum, focusing only on those important for experimentalists. Backed by many extensive tables containing detailed data for direct use in the calculations, this is the ideal companion for all those wishing to improve their work in solid state research. ... Read more

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Chemists view of Materials
this book is excellently written for the chemists who are getting into materials science. the cross-over can sometimes be tough due to the "language barrier" in that materials typically uses different terms for subjects that chemists use. this book, being written specifically to bridge that gap, does an excellent job presenting the material for the chemists viewpoint.
the theory is well laid out and examples of computational approaches and discussion of results are clearly presented. the good and bad of methods are presented in an unbiased way allowing the reader to weigh all options in order to select an approach which is appropriate for their research.

i highly recommend this book for any upper level undergraduates of graduate student...or any chemist looking to cross over into the world of materials science.

Best Computational Cehm Book Ever!!
This is really well written and a realtively easily understandable book for the most of the people in computational and material chemistry. The most attractive point found for me was the fact that many different codes and methods are nicely compared and gave a guideline to find which would be the most suitable method for a specific task. This is one of my favorite books, and I recommend it to the people looking for computational chemistry books. ... Read more

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This book presents ways in which computers can be used to solve chemical problems. One approach develops synoptic algebraic scaling laws to use in place of the case-by-case numerical integrations prescribed by traditional quantum chemistry. The ONIUM hybrid method combines a quantum mechanical method with the molecular mechanical method. One study includes placing functional constraints and testing the performance of the resulting constrained functionals for several chemical properties. A review of the known approximations for the temperature integral is included. Some of the other areas of research discussed include protein coarse-grain models, a specific application of spherical harmonics, use of the FERMO concept to better explain reactions that are HOMO driven, wavelet based approaches and high resolution methods with successful application to a fixed-bed adsorption column model. There is a discussion of stability and thermodynamics, as well as kinetic properties of heterophosphetes and phosphole oxides.A model is proposed that applies methods and concepts in mathematical morphology paradigms to solve the problem of offset curves as well as a description of the solvent effects through the in silico procedures by the use of continuum and discrete models. A simulation method attempts to relate the microscopic details of a system to macroscopic properties of experimental interest. Techniques to retain the use of simple potential functions are also discussed, but with the possibility of allowing them to readjust their properties to fit the potential energy curves of the more complex functions. The Chapman-Cruzen mechanism is also studied using the ideas of the theory of dynamical systems. ... Read more

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In an attempt to introduce practical chemists, experimental researchers and students to chemical structure and energy calculations, the ability to "determine" the structure, stability, and other properties of an unknown molecule without synthesizing it opens up new chemical possibilities and turns fantasy molecules into accessible research objects. Although no training in theoretical chemistry is needed, the book does assume an adequate knowledge of symmetry operations and point groups, which are used throughout without further explanation. In both the molecular mechanics and Molecular Orbital (M0) sections, the emphasis is on the practical aspects of performing useful calculations and understanding the output. ... Read more

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Reference and textbook providing a 'how-to' guide for the fundamentals, methodologies, and dynamics of computational organometallic chemistry, classical and molecular mechanics, quantum mechanics, and hybrid techniques. ... Read more

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Amazing and Witty
Cundari has done a great job of pooling together the great minds in this field and arranging a masterpiece of computational techniques in the organometallic arena. The book is both concise and yet comprehensive, detailed and yet brief, startling and yet strangely comforting. Buy it, read it, and enjoy it. More importantly, use it. ... Read more

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The field of relativistic electronic structure theory is generally not part of theoretical chemistry education, and is therefore not covered in most quantum chemistry textbooks. This is due to the fact that only in the last two decades have we learned about the importance of relativistic effects in the chemistry of heavy and superheavy elements. Developments in computer hardware together with sophisticated computer algorithms make it now possible to perform four-component relativistic calculations for larger molecules. Two-component and scalar all-electron relativistic schemes are also becoming part of standard ab-initio and density functional program packages for molecules and the solid state. The second volume of this two-part book series is therefore devoted to applications in this area of quantum chemistry and physics of atoms, molecules and the solid state. Part 1 was devoted to fundamental aspects of relativistic electronic structure theory whereas Part 2 covers more of the applications side. This volume opens with a section on the Chemistry of the Superheavy Elements and contains chapters dealing with Accurate Relativistic Fock-Space Calculations for Many-Electron Atoms, Accurate Relativistic Calculations Including QED, Parity-Violation Effects in Molecules, Accurate Determination of Electric Field Gradients for Heavy Atoms and Molecules, Two-Component Relativistic Effective Core Potential Calculations for Molecules, Relativistic Ab-Initio Model Potential Calculations for Molecules and Embedded Clusters, Relativistic Pseudopotential Calculations for Electronic Excited States, Relativistic Effects on NMR Chemical Shifts, Relativistic Density Functional Calculations on Small Molecules, Quantum Chemistry with the Douglas-Kroll-Hess Approach to Relativistic Density Functional Theory, and Relativistic Solid State Calculations.

- Comprehensive publication which focuses on new developments in relativistic quantum electronic structure theory
- Many leaders from the field of theoretical chemistry have contributed to the TCC series
- Will no doubt become a standard text for scientists in this field. ... Read more

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The first volume of this two part series is concerned with the fundamental aspects of relativistic quantum theory, outlining the enormous progress made in the last twenty years in this field. The aim was to create a book such that researchers who become interested in this exciting new field find it useful as a textbook, and do not have to rely on a rather large number of specialized papers published in this area.

· No title is currently available that deals with new developments in relativistic quantum electronic structure theory
· Interesting and relevant to graduate students in chemistry and physics as well as to all researchers in the field of quantum chemistry
· As treatment of heavy elements becomes more important, there will be a constant demand for this title ... Read more

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This book integrates modern computational studies of nucleic acids, ranging from advanced electronic structure quantum chemical calculations through explicit solvent molecular dynamics (MD) simulations up to mesoscopic modelling, with the main focus given to the MD field. It gives an equal emphasis to the leading methods and applications while successes as well as pitfalls of the computational techniques are discussed.

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"Practical Aspects of Computational Chemistry" presents contributions on a range of aspects of Computational Chemistry applied to a variety of research fields. The chapters focus on recent theoretical developments which have been used to investigate structures and properties of large systems with minimal computational resources. Studies include those in the gas phase, various solvents, various aspects of computational multiscale modeling, Monte Carlo simulations, chirality, the multiple minima problem for protein folding, the nature of binding in different species and dihydrogen bonds, carbon nanotubes and hydrogen storage, adsorption and decomposition of organophosphorus compounds, X-ray crystallography, proton transfer, structure-activity relationships, a description of the REACH programs of the European Union for chemical regulatory purposes, reactions of nucleic acid bases with endogenous and exogenous reactive oxygen species and different aspects of nucleic acid bases, base pairs and base tetrads.

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Over the past several decades there have been major advances in our ability to computationally evaluate the electronic structure of inorganic molecules, particularly transition metal systems. This advancement is due to the Moore’s Law increase in computing power as well as the impact of density functional theory (DFT) and its implementation in commercial and freeware programs for quantum chemical calculations. Improved pure and hybrid density functionals are allowing DFT calculations with accuracy comparable to high-level Hartree-Fock treatments, and the results of these calculations can now be evaluated by experiment.

When calculations are correlated to, and supported by, experimental data they can provide fundamental insight into electronic structure and its contributions to physical properties and chemical reactivity. This interplay continues to expand and contributes to both improved value of experimental results and improved accuracy of computational predictions.

The purpose of this EIC Book is to provide state-of-the-art presentations of quantum mechanical and related methods and their applications, written by many of the leaders in the field. Part 1 of this volume focuses on methods, their background and implementation, and their use in describing bonding properties, energies, transition states and spectroscopic features. Part 2 focuses on applications in bioinorganic chemistry and Part 3 discusses inorganic chemistry, where electronic structure calculations have already had a major impact. This addition to the EIC Book series is of significant value to both experimentalists and theoreticians, and we anticipate that it will stimulate both further development of the methodology and its applications in the many interdisciplinary fields that comprise modern inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry. ... Read more

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Computational Quantum Chemistry removes much of the mystery of modern computer programs for molecular orbital calculations by showing how to develop Excel spreadsheets to perform model calculations and investigate the properties of basis sets. Using the book together with the CD-ROM provides a unique interactive learning tool. In addition, because of the integration of theory with working examples on the CD-ROM, the reader can apply advanced features available in the spreadsheetto other applications in chemistry, physics, and a variety of disciplines that require the solution of differential equations.

This book and CD-ROM makes a valuable companion for instructors, course designers, and students. It is suitable for direct applications in practical courses in theoretical chemistry and atomic physics, as well as for teaching advanced features of Excel in IT courses. ... Read more

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>When initially introduced, the reduced density matrices (RDMs)held the promise of greatly simplifying electronic structurecalculations. Although these expectations were not met immediately,recent work has placed RDMs at the center of new approaches to theelectron correlation problem.
Many-Electron Densities and Reduced Density Matrices presentsthese exciting new developments that underscore both the relevance andpractical applications of RDMs. This volume, put together by leadingexperts in the field, covers topics ranging from fundamental theoremsdescribing mathematical structures of many-electron densities andreduced density matrices to new electronic structure methods that openan avenue to highly accurate atomic and molecular simulations.
Many-Electron Densities and Reduced Density Matrices will beuseful primarily to quantum and theoretical chemists, and solid statetheorists, but also to physical, mathematical, and computationalchemists.
In addition to being a valuable resource for researchers,Many-Electron Densities and Reduced Density Matrices will find aplace as a textbook in special topic courses at the advanced graduatelevel. ... Read more

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This unique book provides an up-to-date, compact and consistent account of the research field of single-ion solvation thermodynamics that has over one hundred years of history and still remains largely unsolved. By reviewing the various approaches employed to date, establishing the relevant connections between single-ion thermodynamics and electrochemistry, resolving conceptual ambiguities, and giving an exhaustive data compilation (in the context of alkali and halide hydration), this book provides a consistent synthesis, in depth understanding and clarification of a large and sometimes very confusing research field. The book is primarily aimed at researchers (professors, postgraduates, graduates, and industrial researchers) concerned with processes involving ionic solvation properties (these are ubiquitous, eg. in physical/organic/analytical chemistry, electrochemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, geology, and ecology). Because of the concept definitions and data compilations it contains, it is also a useful reference book to have in a university library. Finally, it may be of general interest to anyone wanting to learn more about ions and solvation. Key features: - discusses both experimental and theoretical approaches, and establishes the connection between them - provides both an account of the past research (covering over one hundred years) and a discussion of current directions (in particular on the theoretical side) - involves a comprehensive reference list of over 2000 citations - employs a very consistent notation (including table of symbols and unambiguous definitions of all introduced quantities) - provides a discussion and clarification of ambiguous concepts (ie. concepts that have not been defined clearly, or have been defined differently by different authors, leading to confusion in past literature) - encompasses an exhaustive data compilation (in the restricted context of alkali and halide hydration), along with recommended values (after critical analysis of this literature data) - is illustrated by a number of synoptic colour figures, that will help the reader to grasp the connections between different concepts in one single picture. ... Read more