This book focusses on basic science, but it also addresses engineers interested in new materials. Experiments on metal clusters are reviewed in two long pedagogically written articles. The theoretical courses cover three main domains: (1) electronic properties of metallic clusters and nanostructures, (2) phases and phase changes of small systems, and (3) chemical processes in nanoscale systems. Furthermore, interested readers, researchers as well as graduate students will find articles on density functional theory, magnetic properties of clusters, and computer simulations of cluster dynamics. In addition, the book addresses chemical processes, pairing correlation effects and also biological systems.

Atomic cluster physics is a widely studied field in basic research that also has high impact on more practical studies of materials. It is a common base for many effects in physics, chemistry and biology. This book surveys in detail all those aspects Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext
This book focusses on basic science but it also addresses engineers interested in new materials. Experiments on metal clusters are reviewed in two long pedagogically written articles. The theoretical courses covered three main domains: (1) electronic properties of metallic clusters and nanostructures, (2) phases and phase changes of small systems, and (3) chemical processes in nanoscale systems. Furthermore, the interested readers, researchers as well as graduate students, will find articles on density-functional theory, magnetic properties of clusters, and computer simulations of cluster dynamics. In addition, the book addresses chemical processes, pairing correlation effects and also biological systems.

Inhalt
Experimental Aspects of Metal Clusters.- Melting of Clusters.- Excitations in Clusters.- Density Functional Theory, Methods, Techniques, and Applications.- Semiclassical Approaches to Mesoscopic Systems.- Pairing Correlations in Finite Fermionic Systems.- Models of Metal Clusters and Quantum Dots.- Theory of Cluster Magnetism.- Electron Scattering on Metal Clusters and Fullerenes.- Energy Landscapes.- Confinement Technique for Simulating Finite Many-Body Systems.- Molecular Clusters: Potential Energy and Free Energy Surfaces. Quantum Chemical ab initio and Computer Simulation Studies.