Excited States

List of Contributors

Contents of Volume 1

Geometries of Molecules in Excited Electronic States

I. Introduction

II. Geometry of a Diatomic Molecule

III. Geometries of Polyatomic Molecules

IV. Conclusions

Appendix (In Collaboration with A. Y. Khan)

References

Excitons in Pure and Mixed Molecular Crystals

I. Introduction

II. Symmetry

III. Perfect Crystal Exciton Formalism

IV. Density of States and the Green's Function

V. Disordered Crystals—General

VI. Infinitely Dilute Mixed Crystal

VII. Concentrated Binary Mixed Crystals

VIII. The Coherent Potential Approximation (CPA)

IX. Medium Dilute Binary Mixed Crystals

X. Multicomponent Medium Dilute Mixed Crystals

XI. Multicomponent Coherent Potential Approximation

XII. Random Lattice, Clusters, and Conglomerates

XIII. Percolation, Random Lattice, and CPA

XIV. Experimental Examples

References

Some Comments on the Dynamics of Primary Photochemical Processes

I. Motivation and Goals

II. What Will Not Be Discussed

III. Review Outline

IV. Traditional Theory of Unimolecular Reactions

V. Quantum Theory of Unimolecular Decomposition

VI. Aspects of the Theory of Photophysical Radiationless Processes

VII. Nonadiabatic Photochemical Reactions

VIII. Some Experimental Investigations

IX. Summary and Conclusions

References

Electron Donor-Acceptor Complexes in Their Excited States

I. Introduction

II. Fluorescence and the Related Phenomena of EDA Complexes

III. The Triplet States of EDA Complexes and Related Phenomena

IV. Dynamical Behavior of E D A Complexes in Their Excited States

References

Author Index

Subject Index