Steer electrons. Understand chemistry at its fastest timescale. Explore the frontier of ultrafast science.
Chemical reactions begin long before atoms move. They begin with electrons.
Attosecond Coherent Control takes readers inside one of the fastest-growing fields in modern physics, where attosecond laser pulses, high-harmonic generation, and coherent quantum control are transforming our ability to observe and manipulate matter at the electronic level.
Designed as a graduate-level guide, this book bridges the gap between quantum mechanics, ultrafast optics, physical chemistry, and computational modeling. Beginning with the physics of electron motion, it develops a rigorous yet intuitive journey through high-harmonic generation, carrier-envelope phase stabilization, attosecond metrology, wavepacket engineering, non-adiabatic dynamics, bond-selective chemistry, and emerging strategies for coherent molecular control.
Inside you'll discover:
• High-Harmonic Generation (HHG) and attosecond pulse production
• Carrier-Envelope Phase (CEP) stabilization and pulse shaping
• RABBITT, streaking spectroscopy, and attosecond metrology
• Electron wavepacket dynamics and non-adiabatic coupling
• Born-Oppenheimer breakdown and conical intersections
• Time-dependent Schrödinger equation and quantum simulations
• Sim-to-real modeling for ultrafast optical systems
• Future directions in coherent molecular engineering
Written with detailed derivations, publication-quality illustrations, laboratory perspectives, and computational insights, this book is intended for graduate students, researchers, physicists, physical chemists, optical engineers, computational scientists, and professionals seeking a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly evolving world of attosecond science.
The future of chemistry belongs to those who can control electrons-not merely observe atoms.
