Molecular Liquids

• Section A - Theoretical Background.- Intermolecular forces.- Diffusion in liquids.- Dielectric polarization and relaxation.- The statistical mechanics of vibration-rotation spectra in dense phases.- Rotational-vibrational correlations in liquids and solutions.- Section B - Experimental Techniques.- Dynamic liquid structures through far infrared and microwave spectroscopies.- Light scattering spectroscopy in liquids.- Low frequency dielectric spectroscopy and dynamic Kerr effect of molecular liquids.- Depolarized light scattering experiments.- Nuclear magnetic relaxation and molecular reorientation.- Picosecond laser spectroscopy and molecular dynamics: I Pump-probe spectroscopy techniques and photodynamics II Non-linear laser spectroscopy and molecular motion.- Experimental determination of correlation functions from infrared and Raman spectra.- Structural studies of molecular liquids by neutron and X-ray diffraction.- Techniques in neutron scattering studies of molecular systems.- Interaction-induced phenomena.- Section C - Computer (Molecular Dynamics) Simulation.- Molecular dynamics simulations: techniques and approaches.- Comparison of the results from simulations with the predictions of models for molecular reorientation.- Towards a more complete simulation of small polyatomic molecules.- Survey of future developments in molecular dynamics.- List of posters presented.

'The book will serve as an excellent reference source for everyone intending to specialize in liquid state research.' Journal de Physique, 47:1 (1986)