Chemistry from First Principles

• Main Author: Boeyens, Jan C. A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Chemometrics.; Physical chemistry.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Quantum physics.; Physics.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.; Applied and Technical Physics.; Math. Applications in Chemistry.; Physical Chemistry.; Quantum Physics.

Chemistry from First Principles is written for any chemist who requires a fundamental understanding of the complexities of chemistry. It provides a clear interpretation of chemical theory from first principles. This book examines the appearance of matter in its most primitive form, from the vacuum a...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Historical Perspective
• Chapter 2: The Important Concepts
• The Principle of Relativity
• The Old Quantum Theory
• Wave-Particle Duality
• Orbital Angular Momentum
• The Quantum Theory
• Atomic Shape
• Chemical Bonding
• Chapter 3: The Quantum Quandary
• The Classical Background
• The Copenhagen Orthodoxy
• The Schrödinger Interpretation
• The Hydrodynamic Alternative
• Bohmian Mechanics
• Atomic Theory
• Chapter 4: The Periodic Laws
• Nuclides and Nuclear Structure
• Chemical Elements and Atomic Structure
• The Golden Ratio
• Chapter 5: Chemical Interaction
• The Valence State
• Electronegativity
• Chemical Cohesion
• Chapter 6: Molecular Structure
• Molecular Shape
• Stereoisomerism
• Molecular Modelling
• Chapter 7: Chemical Change
• The Holistic Molecule
• Molecular Rearrangement
• Reaction Mechanisms
• Chapter 8: Future Outlook.