Atomic clusters and nanoparticles = Agrégats atomiques et nanoparticules : École de physique des Houches-UJF & INPG-Grenoble : a NATO Advanced Study Institute : Les Houches, Session LXXIII, 2-28 July 2000

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. Experimental Aspects of Metal Clusters....Pages 1-28 Melting of Clusters....Pages 29-56 Excitations in Clusters....Pages 57-104 Density Functional Theory, Methods, Techniques, and Applications....Pages 105-160 Semiclassical Approaches to Mesoscopic Systems....Pages 161-219 Pairing Correlations in Finite Fermionic Systems....Pages 221-296 Models of Metal Clusters and Quantum Dots....Pages 297-333 Theory of Cluster Magnetism....Pages 335-400 Electron Scattering on Metal Clusters and Fullerenes....Pages 401-435 Energy Landscapes....Pages 437-507 Confinement Technique for Simulating Finite Many-Body Systems....Pages 509-563 Molecular Clusters: Potential Energy and Free Energy Surfaces. Quantum Chemical ab initio and Computer Simulation Studies....Pages 565-584 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. Focused On Basic Science, This Book Reviews Experiments On Metal Clusters In Two Long Pedagogically Written Articles. Interested Readers Will Also Find Articles Ranging From Density Functional Theory To Computer Simulations Of Cluster Dynamics.