There are many fine scripts of quantum chemistry and physics
in print at this time. So the question can be raised as to why
we would write another script, especially one focusing on the
smaller discipline of quantum chemistry. When we began this
project years ago, we felt that we were a unique juncture in
quantum chemistry and technology and that, immodestly, we
had a unique perspective to offer to students.
Much of the mainstream of quantum chemistry is now deeply
tied to quantum physics, in a cooperative endeavor called
"quantum science." At the same time, there is a large, growing,
and vital community of people who use the applications of
quantum chemistry to tackle wide-ranging set of problems in
the biological, physical and environmental sciences, engineering,
medicine and so on.
We thought it was important to bring together, in a single
volume, a rigorous, detailed perspective on both the "pure" and
"applied" aspects of quantum chemistry. As such, one might
find more detail about any particular subject than one might
like. We hope this encourages instructors to summarize the
script material and present it in a manner most suitable to a
particular audience. The amount of material contained in this
book is too much for a one quarter or one semester course
and a bit too little for a yearlong course. Instructors can pick
and choose which material seems most suitable for their course.
We have attempted to present quantum chemistry and the
associated applications at a level suitable for an advanced
undergraduate or beginning graduate student. We have
assumed that a student has prior or concurrent instruction in
physical chemistry or modern physics and has some skills in
handling differential equations. Our sincere effort in this regard
was to spread the solved problems all over this text and that
has a lot to do without belief that the best way to learn is by
working out problems. The thought provoking homework
problems are largely examination questions used at various
University. They should be considered to be integral part of the
script as they are intended to illustrate or amplify the main
points of each chapter. We have taken some pains to use
quantum mechanics in a schematic way, that is, to use the
conclusions of such considerations without using or demanding
a complete, rigorous, approach. The use of hand-waving
quantum mechanics, we believe, is appropriate for our general
audience. We summarize, in the appendices, some salient
features of quantum mechanics that may be useful for those
students with limited backgrounds. Our aim is to convey the
blend of theory and experiment as well as that of the essence
of the ideas and the that characterizes nuclear and quantum
chemistry. We have included some more advanced material for
those who would like a deeper immersion in the subject.
Our hope is that the reader can use this book for an
introductory treatment of the subject of interest and can use
the end-of-chapter bibliography as a guide to more advanced
and detailed presentations. We also hope that new and budding
scientists of the future might see this volume as a refresher
course for sharpening the memory regarding the rudiments of
somewhat not-so-popular relatively unfamiliar aspects of nuclear
and radiochemistry and as an information booth for directions
for more detailed inquiries.
Título : Quantum Chemistry
EAN : 9781393549215
Editorial : IntroBooks
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