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Ideas of Quantum Chemistry, Volume Two: Interactions highlights the motions and systems in quantum chemistry and the models and tools used to assess them, thus giving detailed insights into the behaviors underlying quantum chemistry. Using an innovative structure to show the logical relationships between different topics, systems and methods, it answers questions and emphasizes knowledge using practical examples. Beginning with a review of the orbital model of electronic motion in periodic systems, the book goes on to explore the correlation of electronic motions, density functional theory (DFT), electric and magnetic fields, intermolecular interactions, chemical reactions and information processing.
This third release has been updated and revised to cover the latest developments in the field. It can be used on its own as a guide to key interactions and tools or in combination with Volume Two to give a complete overview of the field.
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minimum minimorum, with the sign , for those who want to proceed as quickly as possible to get an idea of what quantum chemistry is all about, minimum, with the signs and , for those who seek basic information about quantum chemistry,
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large molecules (), molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics (♠), solid state chemistry/physics (), chemical reactions (), spectroscopy (), exact calculations on atoms or small molecules (), relativistic and quantum electrodynamics effects (), most important computational methods of quantum chemistry (♦), the future of quantum chemistry (), and “magical” aspects of quantum physics ( ).
Ideas of Quantum Chemistry Volume 2: Interactions Third Edition
Things appear, ideas persist Plato
Ideas of Quantum Chemistry Volume 2: Interactions Third Edition
Lucjan Piela Department of Chemistry University of Warsaw Warsaw, Poland
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