Dynamics of Molecule Surface Interaction

GERT Due BILLING is Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. He serves as referee and sits on the editorial boards of numerous professional journals and has been a visiting professor at many universities and research institutions worldwide. Professor Billing is the author or coauthor of over 250 published papers and 150 conference presentations as well as Wiley's Introduction to Molecular Dynamics and Chemical Kinetics.

"...Billing relates the dynamics of chemical reactions at surfaces." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2000)

• Basic Concepts. Surface Diffusion. Interaction Potentials. Quantum Treatment of Atom/Molecule-Surface Scattering. Classical Mechanical Treatment. The Generalized Langevin Equation. A Semiclassical Approach. Electron Gas Theories. Density Functional Theory. Electron-Hole Pair Excitation. Perspective. Appendices. Bibliography. Answers to Exercises. Index.