Acknowledgements
AL thanks his parents (Vincenzo and Giuseppina) for their support to his education
even during the difficult times of the post-Second World War of the mid-twentieth
century, his wife Giovanna for her loving understanding of his dedication to science
and education, his son Leonardo for his commitment to both work and family, his
relatives and friends for their love.
AL also thanks the large number of colleagues he worked with (see J. Phys.
Chem 120 (27) 4595 (2016)). The book itself is coauthored and is the result of
various long-lasting collaborations. Most of the concepts illustrated in it were better
understood by him thanks to such collaborations. Particular help for this book was
given by Ernesto Garcia and Stefano Crocchianti not only for producing a large
fraction of the jointly published numerical results used as illustrative examples in
the book but also for adapting them as figures of the book and by Leonardo
Belpassi for revising the electronic structure section. Important for the writing of the
book was also the continuous interaction with the students of the Theoretical
Chemistry and Computational Modeling (TCCM) Erasmus Mundus Master during
the classes on “Mechanisms and Dynamics of Reactive Systems.”
GAP thanks his two wonderful parents (Byron and Edna) who taught him the
importance of an education. He thanks his dedicated wife (Jeanene) and their eight
wonderful children (Steven, Michael, Sheryl, Jennifer, Tamara, Marilyn, William,
and Christopher) for their love, patience and example.
GAP thanks his Ph.D. advisor, lifelong mentor, and friend Professor Russell T
Pack for many fruitful collaborations. GAP also thanks his postdoctoral advisors
Professors Aron Kuppermann and John C. Light for their mentorship and guidance.
This book is part of the series that the teachers of the TCCM Master have
planned to publish with Springer.
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AL thanks his parents (Vincenzo and Giuseppina) for their support to his education
even during the difficult times of the post-Second World War of the mid-twentieth
century, his wife Giovanna for her loving understanding of his dedication to science
and education, his son Leonardo for his commitment to both work and family, his
relatives and friends for their love.
AL also thanks the large number of colleagues he worked with (see J. Phys.
Chem 120 (27) 4595 (2016)). The book itself is coauthored and is the result of
various long-lasting collaborations. Most of the concepts illustrated in it were better
understood by him thanks to such collaborations. Particular help for this book was
given by Ernesto Garcia and Stefano Crocchianti not only for producing a large
fraction of the jointly published numerical results used as illustrative examples in
the book but also for adapting them as figures of the book and by Leonardo
Belpassi for revising the electronic structure section. Important for the writing of the
book was also the continuous interaction with the students of the Theoretical
Chemistry and Computational Modeling (TCCM) Erasmus Mundus Master during
the classes on “Mechanisms and Dynamics of Reactive Systems.”
GAP thanks his two wonderful parents (Byron and Edna) who taught him the
importance of an education. He thanks his dedicated wife (Jeanene) and their eight
wonderful children (Steven, Michael, Sheryl, Jennifer, Tamara, Marilyn, William,
and Christopher) for their love, patience and example.
GAP thanks his Ph.D. advisor, lifelong mentor, and friend Professor Russell T
Pack for many fruitful collaborations. GAP also thanks his postdoctoral advisors
Professors Aron Kuppermann and John C. Light for their mentorship and guidance.
This book is part of the series that the teachers of the TCCM Master have
planned to publish with Springer.
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