Substantial changes from the first English edition of this book (1993, Plenum Press,
New York) have been introduced in this second edition. The content was rearranged
such that all basic knowledge is contained in the first part of the book. This part
was rewritten and to some extent simplified and can be used as a textbook for
undergraduate students in electrochemistry and related branches. More advanced
topics that will be of interest for people at a postgraduate level can be found in the
subsequent parts. Eight new chapters have been added to these parts, most of which
describe recent developments in theoretical and applied electrochemistry. Some of
the new chapters were written by the author; other chapters and sections of the book
were written by well-known experts in the corresponding fields. The author is very
grateful to all coauthors for their cooperation in preparing this book and to Dr. Nina
Osetrova and Dr. Alexander Skundin from Moscow for compiling the references for
many chapters. The author is also greatly indebted to Dr. Klaus Müller from Geneva
for translating from Russian the chapters or sections written by the main author and
some coauthors, and for many helpful comments and remarks during preparation of
the manuscript.