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Chemistry at the Frontier with Physics and Computer Science
Theory and Computation

A guide on drawing together principles of chemical physics and computer science to effectively address chemistry questions

Sergio Rampino (Author)

9780323908658, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 20 May 2022

294 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.5 kg

Chemistry at the Frontier with Physics and Computer Science: Theory and Computation shows how chemical concepts relate to their physical counterparts and can be effectively explored via computational tools. It provides a holistic overview of the intersection of these fields and offers practical examples on how to solve a chemical problem from a theoretical and computational perspective, going from theory to models, methods and implementation. Sections cover both sides of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation (nuclear dynamics and electronic structure), chemical reactions, chemical bonding, and cover theory to practice on three related physical problems (wavepacket dynamics, Hartree-Fock equations and electron-cloud redistribution).

Drawing on the interdisciplinary knowledge of its expert author, this book provides a contemporary guide to theoretical and computational chemistry for all those working in chemical physics, physical chemistry and related fields.

1. Introduction and scope

Part I: Physics and chemistry 2. The physics of molecular systems 3. Chemical concepts and their physical counterpart 4. A brief historical account

Part II: Nuclear dynamics and chemical reactions 5. Reactive collisions 6. The potential-energy surface 7. Theoretical treatments 8. From theory to computing: collinear reactive scattering with real wavepackets 9. From reaction dynamics to chemical kinetics 10. Application: C + CH+ -> C2+ + H: an astrochemical reaction 11. Towards complexity

Part III: Electronic structure and chemical bonding 12. The wavefunction and the electron density 13. From theory to computing: the Hartree-Fock model 14. The atom and the bond 15. From theory to computing: analyzing the electron-charge redistribution 16. Application: donation and backdonation in coordination chemistry 17. Relativity and chemistry

Part IV: Chemistry and Computer Science 18. Scientific computing 19. Virtual reality 20. Data-driven chemistry 21. Towards open molecular science

Subject Areas: Physical chemistry [PNR]

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