Conical intersections : electronic structure, dynamics & spectroscopy / editors : Wolfgang Domcke, David R. Yarkony, Horst Köppel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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pt. I. Fundamental concepts and electronic structure theory. Born-Oppenheimer approximation and beyond / L.S. Cederbaum -- Conical intersections : their description and consequences / D.R. Yarkony -- Determination of potential energy surface intersections and derivative couplings in the adiabatic representation / D.R. Yarkony -- Diabatic representation : methods for the construction of diabatic electronic states / H. Koppel -- Modeling and interpolation of global multi-sheeted potential energy surfaces / A.J.C. Varandas.

pt. II. Conical intersections in photoinduced and collisional dynamics. A. Migani, M. Olivucci -- The multi-mode vibronic-coupling approach / H. Koppel, W. Domcke, L.S. Cederbaum -- Model studies of the dynamics at conical intersections / A. Lami, G. Villani -- Generic aspects of the dynamics at conical intersections : internal conversion, vibrational relaxation and photoisomerization / W. Domcke -- Jahn-Teller and pseudo-Jahn-Teller intersections : spectroscopy and vibronic dynamics / H. Koppel -- Quantum mechanical studies of photodissociation dynamics using accurate global potential energy surfaces / R. Schinke -- Geometric phase effects in chemical reaction dynamics / B.K. Kendrick -- Quantum reaction dynamics on coupled multi-sheeted potential energy surfaces / S. Mahapatra -- Multidimensional dynamics involving a conical intersection : wavepacket calculations using the MCTDH method / G.A. Worth, H.-D. Meyer, L.S. Cederbaum -- Mixed quantum-classical description of the dynamics at conical intersections / G. Stock, M. Thoss.

Part III. Detection and control of chemical dynamics at conical intersections. Absorption, emission, and photoelectron continuous-wave spectra / A. Lami, C. Petrongolo, F. Santoro -- Femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy of the dynamics at conical intersections / G. Stock, W. Domcke -- Nonadiabatic quantum dynamics and control strategies / R. de Vivie-Riedle, A. Hofmann.

It is widely recognized nowadays that conical intersections ofmolecular potential-energy surfaces play a key mechanistic role in thespectroscopy of polyatomic molecules, photochemistry and chemicalkinetics. This invaluable book presents a systematic exposition of thecurrent state of knowledge about conical intersections, which has beenelaborated in research papers scattered throughout the chemicalphysics literature.

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