Dissociation, fragmentation and fission of simple metal clusters

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This pedagogical review presents the Shell Correction Method (SCM) and variants thereof, appropriate for describing shape deformations and electronic shell effects, energetics and decay pathways of metal-cluster fragmentation processes (e.g., monomer/dimer dissociation and fission). The experimental trends are compared to the theoretical SCM interpretations, and in addition theoretical results for fission from first-principles molecular-dynamics simulations are discussed. Some latest insights concerning the importance of electronic-entropy and finite-temperature effects are given special attention.
Latex/Revtex, 37 pages with 17 eps figures incorporated in the text. Contributed chapter to the book "Metal Clusters", Edited by W. Ekardt. For related papers, see http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~ph274cy

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Atomic and Molecular Clusters, Materials Science, Nuclear Theory

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87944

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https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9909022
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