This book encompasses a spectrum of development topics in which scientists place special emphasis on theoretical methods in the study of chemical and physical properties of various systems: Quantum Chemical Methods, Relativistic and Heavy-Element Systems, Complexes and Clusters, Complex Systems etc. Investigations of transport processes play important role for understanding fundamental mechanisms in complex non-equilibrium systems, that also include petroleum problems. The molecular scale is increasingly being considered as a possible solution for the miniaturiztion of the components used in the construction of working devices. Molecule-based devices offer remarkable prospects for sensitivity and selectivity levels that cannot be reached with conventional solid-state materials. It is however necessary, to reproduce traditional electronic functions. The approach used in the book is experimental because this is the way science actually works, and in a addition the subject does not yet have the rigorous theoretical understanding sometimes found in more mature areas of chemistry. Students in other areas of the biological sciences will also appreciate the less intimidating approach to physical chemistry in the book.

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