Widom Benjamin
Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, USA.
Annu Rev Phys Chem. 2011;62:1-18. doi: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-032210-103501.
This is an account mostly of what I have seen and worked on in physical chemistry, from my time in graduate school six decades ago to the present. It is a personal story about kinetics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics--in which subjects I continue to be educated, thanks to patient instruction by my students and associates. When I had the invitation from Steve Leone to write this article I said "yes" because (a) "yes" is my default setting; (b) it was a great honor to have been invited to do it; and (c) I was too busy at the time to think about what the consequences of saying "yes" would be. I must now do my best to fulfill my promise.
这主要是关于我在物理化学领域所目睹和从事的工作的记述，时间跨度从六十年前我读研究生时一直到现在。这是一个关于动力学、热力学和统计力学的个人故事——在这些学科方面，由于我的学生和同事们耐心的指导，我仍在不断接受教育。当史蒂夫·利昂邀请我写这篇文章时，我答应了，原因如下：（a）“答应”是我的默认选项；（b）受邀撰写此文是一项莫大的荣幸；（c）当时我太忙了，没去想答应之后会有什么后果。我现在必须尽力兑现我的承诺。
