Properties of Water from Numerical and Experimental Perspectives

This book combines state-of-the-art numerical and experimental techniques applied to water to understand its puzzling properties. Covering multiple length- and time- scales, thermodynamics and working conditions, this book reports a compelling collection from leading scientists in the field of water and water systems. As the most important liquid in our life and one of the most abundant molecules in the universe, water is the least understood substance with a very rich phase diagram (at least 18 crystalline forms and two liquids) and more that 60 dynamical/thermodynamic anomalies whose origins are still under debate. Properties of Water from Numerical and Experimental Perspectives gathers together leading scientists and experts in the field of water. By merging the theoretical/computational point of view with experimental approaches, it presents a state-of-the-art description of the properties of water, enlightening the source of the anomalies of water and describing how such anomalies actively affect the functioning of biological substances.