静电学是研究“静止电荷”的特性及其规律的一门学科，是电学的领域之一。
《分子水平的静电学（英文）》共分六章，主要介绍了原子和分子水平上的静电力：静电力对于物质的层次结构是必不可少的，电子被静电力束缚在原子核上；原子携带（部分）电荷，而带相反电荷的离子吸引并形成（化学）键，分子间微小的残余静电力使它们能形成晶体等宏观结构。
《分子水平的静电学（英文）》的目的是给读者一个分子水平上电现象数量级的评价。
《分子水平的静电学（英文）》适合高等院校本科生、研究生、相关专业的研究者及爱好者参考阅读。

Preface
Acknowledgments
Author biography
Symbols

1 Introduction
1．1 Coulomb forces at the macroscopic level
1．2 Coulomb forces at the microscopic level
1．3 Semi-empirical forces in molecular systems
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2 Physical principles
2．1 Forces， potential energy， and equilibrium
2．2 Many-particle system
2．3 Statistical physics
2．4 Electromagnetic waves
2．5 Quantum mechanics
2．5．1 Particles
2．5．2 Electromagnetic waves
2．6 Order of magnitudes and units
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3 Electrostatics
3．1 Point charges
3．2 Continuous charge distribution
3．2．1 Poisson equation
3．3 Multipole expansion
3．3．1 Electric dipoles
3．4 Scaled units
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4 Properties of atoms
4．1 Hydrogen atom
4．2 Hydrogen atom in static fields
4．2．1 Electric fields
4．2．2 Magnetic fields
4．3 Electronic transition
4．4 Many electron atoms
4．4．1 Atom in a uniform electric field
4．4．2 Polarization
4．4．3 Rigidity of atoms
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5 Properties of small molecules
5．1 Charge distribution in molecules
5．2 Intramolecular forces
5．2．1 Attractive forces
5．2．2 Dispersion forces
5．2．3 Repulsion
5．3 Chemical bonds in molecules
5．3．1 Sodium chloride
5．3．2 Water
5．4 Multipole moments
5．4．1 Dipole moment
5．4．2 Quadrupole moment
5．4．3 Octupole moment
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6 Intermoleeular forces
6．1 Formation of crystals
6．2 Water dimer
6．3 Hydrogen bond
6．4 Dimer orientation
6．5 Future directions
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