Optical Control of Molecular Dynamics [Hardcover]

Advances in laser technology over the last 10-15 years have stimulated study of the active control of quantum molecular dynamics. Lasers may used to generate external fields of varying intensity, phases, and spectral content, which then are used to alter the molecular dynamics of a system so as to generate more of a particular product. Control of reactions at this microscopic level is one of the hot areas of research in chemical physics. This book describes the current status of the theory of optical control of molecular dynamicsHow Much Control is Attainable?

Pulse Timing Control of Molecular Dynamics.

Multiple-Path Interference Control of Molecular Dynamics.

STIRAP Control of Molecular Dynamics.

Optimal Field Control of Molecular Dynamics I.

Optimal Field Control of Molecular Dynamics II.

Generic Aspects of the Control of Dynamics.

Reduced Space Analyses.

Some Other Control Methods.

End Notes.

Appendices.

Indexes. ...this text reflects the fact that all the central themes of this theory have since been experimentally validated. (SciTech Book News, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2000)
...an outstanding contribution that will be of value to both experimentalists and theoreticians... (Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 123, No. 41, 2001)

Stuart A. Rice received his master's and doctorate from Harvard University and was a Junior Fellow at Harvard for two years before joining the faculty of The University of Chicago in 1957 where he remains a well-known theoretical chemist who also does experimental research and is currently the Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at The University of Chicago. Professor Rice has served the university in a wide variety of capacities during his fl³#