Chemistry from First Principles

Jan C. A. Boeyens (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

321 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Springer (Verlag)
978-90-481-7907-7 (ISBN)

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The first part of this book is a critical account of chemical theory from its genesis through the dramatic events of the 20th century. The second part is a fresh appraisal of periodicity, relativity and quantum mechanics in a chemical context.

"Chemistry from First Principles" examines the appearance of matter in its most primitive form. It features the empirical rules of chemical affinity that regulate the synthesis and properties of molecular matter, analyzes the compatibility of the theories of chemistry with the quantum and relativity theories of physics, formulates a consistent theory based on clear physical pictures and manageable mathematics to account for chemical concepts such as the structure and stability of atoms and molecules. This text also explains the self-similarity between space-time, nuclear structure, covalent assembly, biological growth, planetary systems, and galactic conformation.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.10.2010
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 321 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
ISBN-10	90-481-7907-6 / 9048179076
ISBN-13	978-90-481-7907-7 / 9789048179077
Zustand	Neuware