Sheng-Hsien Lin – författare

This book is the epitome of important developments in chemistry in the 20th century and beyond. It provides a historical account of the Wolf Prize in Chemistry and includes the biographies and selected papers of the distinguished recipients from 1978 to 2008 (no prize was awarded in 2009 or 2010). Many of the recipients have extensive publication lists; this book brings together a wealth of information on the Wolf Prize, the prize winners, and especially a reprint of their most significant publications.This invaluable volume provides readers with in-depth knowledge of all the major fields in chemistry, and will also inspire readers with the unique accounts of the prize winners.Both editors of the book are veteran chemists who have worked in the field for many years. Dr Sheng-Hsien Lin, an Academician, is a theoretical chemist who has published more than 700 papers and 20 books. Dr Lou-Sing Kan is a biophysicist on structures of nucleic acids and an NMR specialist; he has authored 176 peer-reviewed papers and is also a popular science writer in Chinese.

In view of the rapid growth in both experimental and theoretical studies of multiphoton process and multiphoton spectroscopy of atoms, ions and molecules in chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, etc., it is desirable to publish an advanced series that contains review papers readable not only by active researchers in these areas, but also by those who are not experts in the field but who intend to enter the field. The present series attempts to serve this purpose. Each review article is written in a self-contained manner by the experts in the area so that the readers can grasp the knowledge in the area without too much preparation.

This text discusses recent research in multiphoton processes and spectroscopy. Topics examined by this volume include vibration spectroscopy of surfaces using the nonlinear optical process and the quantum theory of laser-driven spontaneous emission and superradiance.

In view of the rapid growth in both experimental and theoretical studies of multiphoton processes and multiphoton spectroscopy of atoms, ions and molecules in chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, etc., it is desirable to publish an advanced series of books containing review papers that can be read not only by active researchers in these areas, but also by those who are not experts in the field but intend to enter it. The present series attempts to serve this purpose. Each review article is written in a self-contained manner by experts in the area, so that the reader can grasp the knowledge in the area without too much preparation.

Among others, chemistry, physics, biology, and material sciences have seen a rapid growth in both experimental and theoretical studies of multi-photon processes and spectroscopy of atoms, ions and molecules. This book is an important addition to an advanced series that contains review papers readable not only by active researchers in these areas, but also by those who are intending to enter the field. Written by experts in the area, the reviews are self-contained to allow readers to grasp the key concepts without much preparation. This volume will be useful to active researchers as well as to scientists in biology, chemistry, material sciences, and physics.

This book is an epitome of the development of chemistry in the 20th century and onwards. The book is a collection of brief autobiographies and selected papers of the Wolf Prize in Chemistry laureates from 1978 to 2007. Readers will not only gain detailed knowledge of all the major fields in chemistry, but will also be inspired by the distinguishing personality and character of the laureates in their autobiographies and selected papers. Both editors of the book are veteran chemists who have worked in the field for many years. Dr Sheng-Hsien Lin is a theoretical chemist who has published more than 700 papers and 20 books while Dr Lou-Sing Kan is an NMR specialist and biophysicist who has authored and contributed 170 peer-reviewed papers.