Table of Contents

Introduction ; 1. Molecules in Electrostatic Fields ; 2. Electrostatic Interactions between Molecules ; 3. Perturbation Theory of Intermolecular Forces at Long Range ; 4. Ab Initio Methods ; 5. Perturbation Theory of Intermolecular Forces at Short Range ; 6. Distributed Multipole Expansions ; 7. Distributed Polarizabilities ; 8. Many-body Effects and Intermolecular Forces in Solution ; 9. Interactions Involving Excited States ; 10. Practical Models for Intermolecular Potentials ; 11. Sources of Experimental Data ; Appendices: A Cartesian Tensors; B Spherical Tensors; C Introduction to Perturbation Theory; D Conversion Factors; E Cartesian-Spherical Conversion Tables; F Interaction Functions

Reviews

newer developments have not been covered adequately in the existing monographs, and Stone's book fills this gap admirably... This is the first such compilation available, and for this reason alone, The Theory of Intermolecular Forces will be a useful reference for anybody working in this field... The book is very well written. The style is light and the reading enjoyable... In places where full explanations would be too long, Stone always gives good references to the literature. The combination of a didactic approach and full and deep coverage of the subject matter makes the book accessible to advanced undergraduates and, at the same time, very useful for seasoned researchers in the field. Physics Today