The past ten years or so have seen the introduction of multidimensional methods into infrared and optical spectroscopy. The technology of multidimensional spectroscopy is developing rapidly and its applications are spreading to biology and materials science. Edited by a recognized leader in the field and with contributions from top researchers, including experimentalists and theoreticians, this book presents the latest research methods and results and will serve as an excellent resource for other researchers.

Vibrational Echo Chemical Exchange Spectroscopy. Ultrafast Vibrational Dynamics of Hydrogen-Bonded Dimers and Base Pairs. Water Reorientation and Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy. Femtosecond Vibrational Spectroscopy of Aqueous Systems. Solvation Dynamics of Vibrational State in Hydrogen-Bonding Solvents: Vibrational Frequency Fluctuation Studied by Three-Pulse Infrared Photon Echo Method. Polarization Anisotropy Effects for Degenerate Vibrational Levels. Polarization-Controlled Chiroptical and 2D Optical Spectroscopy. Ultrafast Infrared Probes of Electronic Processes in Materials. Vibrational Energy and Molecular Thermometers in Liquids: Ultrafast IR-Raman Spectroscopy. Ultrafast Processes at Liquid Interfaces Investigated with Time-Resolved Sum Frequency Generation. Energy Transport in Molecules Studied by Relaxation-Assisted 2D IR Spectroscopy. An Introduction to Protein 2D IR Spectroscopy. Quasi-Particle Approach to 2D IR Spectra of Vibrational Excitons in Biomolecules: Molecular Dynamics versus Stochastic Simulation Protocols. Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy of Amylin Solution and Fibrils.