Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation: Quantum Theory and Spectroscopy

Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation: Quantum Theory and Spectroscopy

Volumn 9783527410088, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-449

  Valkunas, Leonas ^a   Abramavicius, Darius ^a   Mancal, Tomas ^b  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTER RECOGNITION;

EXCITATION PROCESS; GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE; MOLECULAR EXCITATIONS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84886719716     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527653652     Document Type: Book

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