| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 247 pages) |
| Series |
Synthese library ; volume 461 |
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Synthese library ; v. 461.
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| Contents |
Part I. Quantum Chemistry: History and Practices -- Quantum Chemistry in Historical Perspective -- How Chemical Is Quantum Chemistry? -- Interacting Practices: Quantum Chemistry and Organic Synthesis -- The Elimination of the Holism-Reductionism Dichotomy Through the Analysis of Quantum Chemistry -- Part II. Models in Quantum Chemistry -- Models and Idealizations in Quantum Chemistry: The Case of the Born-Oppenheimer Approximation -- Do Molecules Have Structure in Isolation? How Models Can Provide the Answer -- Part III. Quantum Chemistry and Quantum Mechanics -- Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Structure -- Is Chemistry Really Founded in Quantum Mechanics? -- About the Nature of the Wave Function and Its Dimensionality: The Case of Quantum Chemistry -- Coarse Graining and the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules -- Index |
| Summary |
This book explores the philosophy and the foundations of quantum chemistry. It features chapters written by experts in the field. The contributions analyze quantum chemistry as a discipline, in particular, its relation with both chemistry and physics from the viewpoint of realism and reduction. Coverage includes such topics as quantum chemistry as an "in-between" discipline, molecular structure and quantum mechanics, quantum chemical models, and atoms and molecules in quantum chemistry. The interest of this book is twofold. First, the contributions aim to update and refresh the discussions regarding the foundations of quantum chemistry. Second, they seek to develop new philosophical perspectives that this discipline can suggest to philosophers of science. From its origins, quantum chemistry filled a problematic position in the disciplinary space. On the one hand, it is a branch of theoretical chemistry. On the other hand, it appeals essentially to theoretical tools coming from physics. This peculiar position triggered conceptual questions about its own identity. Inside this book, readers will find updated discussions on the foundations and the philosophy of this complex discipline |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 26, 2022) |
| Subject |
Quantum chemistry.
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Quantum chemistry -- Philosophy
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Quantum chemistry
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lombardi, Olimpia, editor.
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Martínez González, Juan Camilo, editor
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Fortin, Sebastian, 1979- editor.
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| ISBN |
9783030983734 |
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3030983730 |
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