Relativistic effects in heavy element chemistry and physics

A European research conference on the relativistic effects in heavy element chemistry and physics will be held in Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, from 10 to 15 April 1999. The conference will be organised by the European Science Foundation and will be supported by the Euroconferences activity of the EU's Training and Mobility of Researchers programme (TMR).

The aim of the conference is to present, review and discuss recent advances in the computational methods developed to treat relativistic effects in atoms, molecules and solids. Discussions will also cover the application of these methods to experimental problems in spectroscopy and in the description of the chemical bonding in compounds containing heavy elements.

The event will comprise four sessions of lectures by invited speakers, devoted to the following areas:

- Relativistic computational methods;
- Relativistic effects in heavy element chemistry;
- Relativistic effects in spectroscopy;
- Relativistic and quantum electrodynamic effects in atomic physics.
For further information, please contact:

European Science Foundation
Dr Josip Hendekovic
1 quai Lezay-Marnésia
F-67080 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. +33-3-88767135; Fax +33-3-88366987
E-mail: euresco@esf.org