This volume of Advances in Chemical Physics is dedicated, by the contributors, to Moshe Shapiro, formerly Canada Research Chair in Quantum Control in the Department of Chemistry at the University of British Columbia and Jacques Mimran Professor of Chemical Physics at the Weizmann Institute, who passed away on December 3, 2013. It focuses primarily on the interaction of light with molecules, one of Moshe's longstanding scientific loves. However, the wide range of topics covered in this volume constitutes but a small part of Moshe's vast range of scientific interests, which are well documented...

The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. This volume explores the following topics:

• Thermodynamic Perturbation Theory for Associating Molecules
• Path Integrals and Effective Potentials in the Study of Monatomic Fluids at Equilibrium
• Sponteneous Symmetry Breaking in Matter Induced by Degeneracies and Pseudogeneracies
• Mean-Field Electrostatics Beyond the Point-Charge Description
• First Passage Processes in Cellular...

The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline.

- This is the only series of volumes available that presents the cutting edge of research in chemical physics.
- Includes contributions from experts in this field of research.
- Contains a representative cross-section of research that questions established thinking on chemical solutions
- Structured with an editorial framework that makes the book an excellent supplement to an advanced...

The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline.

- This is the only series of volumes available that presents the cutting edge of research in chemical physics.
- Includes contributions from experts in this field of research.
- Contains a representative cross-section of research that questions established thinking on chemical solutions
- Structured with an editorial framework that makes the book an excellent supplement to an advanced graduate...

The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline.