The latest edition of the leading forum in chemical physics Edited by Nobel Prize winner Ilya Prigogine and renowned authority Stuart A. Rice, the Advances in Chemical Physics series provides a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations in every area of the discipline. In a format that encourages the expression of individual points of view, experts in the field present comprehensive analyses of subjects of interest. Volume 126 covers a wide range of subjects, with significant, up-to-date chapters by internationally recognized researchers. The editors collect innovative papers on "e;Calculations of Nonlinear Optical Properties for the Solid State,"e; "e;Itinerant Oscillator Models of Fluids,"e; "e;Statistical Mechanics of Static and Low-Velocity Kinetic Friction,"e; and several other related topics. Advances in Chemical Physics remains the premier venue for presentations of new findings in its field.