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Author:   Frank H. Stillinger
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.247kg
ISBN:  

9780691166803

ISBN 10:   0691166803
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   17 November 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Preface, pg. ix*I. Potential Energy Functions, pg. 1*II. Statistical Mechanical Basics, pg. 28*III. Basins, Saddles, and Configuration-Space Mapping, pg. 55*IV. Crystal Phases, pg. 79*V. Liquids at Thermal Equilibrium, pg. 134*VI. Supercooled Liquids and Glasses, pg. 195*VII. Low-Density Matter, pg. 240*VIII. The Helium Isotopes, pg. 278*IX. Water, pg. 313*X. Polymeric Substances, pg. 375*XI. Protein Folding Phenomena, pg. 428*References, pg. 463*Index, pg. 489

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Stillinger provides a formalism for describing energy landscapes along with many examples of how this formalism may be used to understand the energetics of condensed-matter phenomena. His presentation will be of significant value to junior scientists, including beginning graduate students, as well as senior researchers. The book is a pleasure to read, with many interesting insights and discussions. -Paul Whitford, Northeastern University Stillinger has produced the most readable of all books on the subject, equally suitable for a course in chemistry or physics. It is also ideal for self-study by practitioners who want to better understand some of the more complex ideas that characterize current work in this area. -H. Eugene Stanley, Boston University This is an extraordinary book, remarkable for its breadth of coverage, depth of physical insight, clarity, and technical rigor. Invoking the energy landscape viewpoint as an overarching and unifying theme, Stillinger takes the reader on a fascinating journey whose ports of call include crystals, liquids, glasses, clusters, helium, polymers, and that most ubiquitous and intriguing of substances, water. A masterful panorama of condensed-matter physics and chemistry as viewed through the lens of the inherent structure formalism, presented by one of the subject's acknowledged masters. -Pablo G. Debenedetti, Princeton University Remarkably comprehensive, clearly presented, and rich with examples. The scope of topics is encyclopedic, taking readers from broad classes to paradigmatic specifics such as helium and water. The book is quite different from and complementary to David Wales's book, Energy Landscapes. -R. Stephen Berry, University of Chicago

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Frank H. Stillinger is senior scientist in the Department of Chemistry at Princeton University. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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