Large Clusters of Atoms and Molecules

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Preface. I. Shells and Supershells. Semiclassical Methods for the Description of Large Metal Clusters M. Brack, et al. Effects of the Surface and Finite Temperature on the Electronic Structure of Metal Clusters M. Manninen. Electronic Shells and Supershells in Gallium and Aluminum Clusters J. Lerme, et al. Electronic Shells in Large Quantum Dots P.E. Lindelof, et al. Electron Shell Structure and Cluster Abundances S. Bjornholm, et al. Shell-Correction Methods for Clusters: Theory and Applications C. Yannouleas, U. Landman. Thermodynamics and Decay of Liquid Alkali Clusters S. Frauendorf, V.V. Pashkevich. II. Structure and Dynamics. Convergence of Cluster Properties Towards Bulk Behavior: How Large is Large? O. Echt. Theoretical Predictions of Structure and Thermodynamics in the Large Cluster Regime D.J. Wales, J.P.K. Doye. Phases and Phase Changes of Clusters R.S. Berry. Topographies and Dynamics of Many-Dimensional Potential Surfaces R.S. Berry, R.E. Kunz. Photofragmentation of Hot Clusters: Evaporation, Fission, and Photofragmentation Spectroscopy C. Brechignac, et al. Structure and Properties of Metal Clusters and Colloids in Ligand Shells G. Pacchioni, N. Rosch. Dynamics of Cluster Reactions and Ionization: From Semiconductor to Hydrogen-Bonded/Van der Waal Systems A.W. Castleman, et al. III. Carbon Clusters. The Growth and the Death of Carbon Fullerenes and Nanotubes D. Tomanek. Lessons of a Discovery: Fullerenes and Other Clusters in Chemistry I. Hargittai. Carbon Nanotubes and Aligned Carbon Nanotube Films W.A. de Heer, et al. IV. Experimental and Theoretical Techniques. Impacting Clusters J. Gspann. Manipulation of Atomsand Clusters by STM F. Grey, et al. Optical Properties of Free and Embedded Metal Clusters: Recent Results U. Kreibig, et al. Large Scale Simulations Using Tight Binding Molecular Dynamics L. Colombo. Characterization of a Source of Large Clusters U. Zimmermann, et al. Subject Index.