Neither physics nor chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : a history of quantum chemistry / / Kostas Gavroglu and Ana Simões |
Autore | Gavroglou Kōstas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 541/.28 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SimõesAna |
Collana | Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology |
Soggetto topico | Quantum chemistry - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-30283-7
9786613302830 0-262-29875-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Quantum Chemistry qua Physics: The Promises and Deadlocks of Using First Principles; The Old Quantum Chemistry: Bonds for Physicists and Chemists; Walter Heitler and Fritz London: Outlining a Program for Quantum Chemistry; Erich Hückel: Nonvisualizability and the Quantum Theory of the Double Bond; Hans Hellmann: Fundamental Theorems and Semi-empirical Approaches; Friedrich Hund: Foundations of Molecular Spectroscopy in Quantum Mechanics; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 2. Quantum Chemistry qua Chemistry: Rules and More Rules
The Young Mulliken: Hinting at Molecular Orbitals Gilbert Newton Lewis: A Precursor; Linus Pauling: Exploring Different Possibilities for a Quantum Mechanical Theory of Valence; 1931: The Annus Mirabilis for Quantum Chemistry; Two Parallel Research Agendas; The Development of Mulliken' s Program: What Are Electrons Really Doing in Molecules?; Playing the Devil's Advocate; Heitler and London: The Lost Battle; Legitimation through Pedagogical Considerations; Two Nobel Prizes Worlds Apart; Some Further Remarks Chapter 3. Quantum Chemistry qua Applied Mathematics: Approximation Methods and Crunching Numbers The 1923 Faraday Society Meeting and Its Aftermath: Sensing the Road Ahead; First Incursions into Atomic and Molecular Calculations; The 1929 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1931 British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting; The 1933 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1934 International Conference in Physics; Further Developments in Molecular and Atomic Calculations; Charles Alfred Coulson: A New Research Agenda; Some Further Remarks Chapter 4. Quantum Chemistry qua Programming: Computers and the Cultures of Quantum Chemistry The Newcomers: Quantum Chemistry's Forays into New Realms; The 1951 Shelter Island Conference; The 1953 Nikko Symposium and Slater's Solid-State and Molecular Theory Group; Quantum Chemistry as a Lifestyle; Old Contexts, New Agendas: Quantum Chemistry as a Quasi Laboratory Science; A New Era; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 5. The Emergence of a Subdiscipline: Historiographical Considerations; The Role of Theory in Chemistry; The Theoretical Particularity of Chemistry; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457416303321 |
Gavroglou Kōstas | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Neither physics nor chemistry : a history of quantum chemistry / / Kostas Gavroglu and Ana Simões |
Autore | Gavroglou Kōstas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 541/.28 |
Collana | Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology |
Soggetto topico | Quantum chemistry - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
1-283-30283-7
9786613302830 0-262-29875-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Quantum Chemistry qua Physics: The Promises and Deadlocks of Using First Principles; The Old Quantum Chemistry: Bonds for Physicists and Chemists; Walter Heitler and Fritz London: Outlining a Program for Quantum Chemistry; Erich Hückel: Nonvisualizability and the Quantum Theory of the Double Bond; Hans Hellmann: Fundamental Theorems and Semi-empirical Approaches; Friedrich Hund: Foundations of Molecular Spectroscopy in Quantum Mechanics; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 2. Quantum Chemistry qua Chemistry: Rules and More Rules
The Young Mulliken: Hinting at Molecular Orbitals Gilbert Newton Lewis: A Precursor; Linus Pauling: Exploring Different Possibilities for a Quantum Mechanical Theory of Valence; 1931: The Annus Mirabilis for Quantum Chemistry; Two Parallel Research Agendas; The Development of Mulliken' s Program: What Are Electrons Really Doing in Molecules?; Playing the Devil's Advocate; Heitler and London: The Lost Battle; Legitimation through Pedagogical Considerations; Two Nobel Prizes Worlds Apart; Some Further Remarks Chapter 3. Quantum Chemistry qua Applied Mathematics: Approximation Methods and Crunching Numbers The 1923 Faraday Society Meeting and Its Aftermath: Sensing the Road Ahead; First Incursions into Atomic and Molecular Calculations; The 1929 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1931 British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting; The 1933 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1934 International Conference in Physics; Further Developments in Molecular and Atomic Calculations; Charles Alfred Coulson: A New Research Agenda; Some Further Remarks Chapter 4. Quantum Chemistry qua Programming: Computers and the Cultures of Quantum Chemistry The Newcomers: Quantum Chemistry's Forays into New Realms; The 1951 Shelter Island Conference; The 1953 Nikko Symposium and Slater's Solid-State and Molecular Theory Group; Quantum Chemistry as a Lifestyle; Old Contexts, New Agendas: Quantum Chemistry as a Quasi Laboratory Science; A New Era; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 5. The Emergence of a Subdiscipline: Historiographical Considerations; The Role of Theory in Chemistry; The Theoretical Particularity of Chemistry; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781981203321 |
Gavroglou Kōstas | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Neither physics nor chemistry : a history of quantum chemistry / / Kostas Gavroglu and Ana Simões |
Autore | Gavroglou Kōstas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 541/.28 |
Collana | Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology |
Soggetto topico | Quantum chemistry - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
1-283-30283-7
9786613302830 0-262-29875-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Quantum Chemistry qua Physics: The Promises and Deadlocks of Using First Principles; The Old Quantum Chemistry: Bonds for Physicists and Chemists; Walter Heitler and Fritz London: Outlining a Program for Quantum Chemistry; Erich Hückel: Nonvisualizability and the Quantum Theory of the Double Bond; Hans Hellmann: Fundamental Theorems and Semi-empirical Approaches; Friedrich Hund: Foundations of Molecular Spectroscopy in Quantum Mechanics; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 2. Quantum Chemistry qua Chemistry: Rules and More Rules
The Young Mulliken: Hinting at Molecular Orbitals Gilbert Newton Lewis: A Precursor; Linus Pauling: Exploring Different Possibilities for a Quantum Mechanical Theory of Valence; 1931: The Annus Mirabilis for Quantum Chemistry; Two Parallel Research Agendas; The Development of Mulliken' s Program: What Are Electrons Really Doing in Molecules?; Playing the Devil's Advocate; Heitler and London: The Lost Battle; Legitimation through Pedagogical Considerations; Two Nobel Prizes Worlds Apart; Some Further Remarks Chapter 3. Quantum Chemistry qua Applied Mathematics: Approximation Methods and Crunching Numbers The 1923 Faraday Society Meeting and Its Aftermath: Sensing the Road Ahead; First Incursions into Atomic and Molecular Calculations; The 1929 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1931 British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting; The 1933 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1934 International Conference in Physics; Further Developments in Molecular and Atomic Calculations; Charles Alfred Coulson: A New Research Agenda; Some Further Remarks Chapter 4. Quantum Chemistry qua Programming: Computers and the Cultures of Quantum Chemistry The Newcomers: Quantum Chemistry's Forays into New Realms; The 1951 Shelter Island Conference; The 1953 Nikko Symposium and Slater's Solid-State and Molecular Theory Group; Quantum Chemistry as a Lifestyle; Old Contexts, New Agendas: Quantum Chemistry as a Quasi Laboratory Science; A New Era; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 5. The Emergence of a Subdiscipline: Historiographical Considerations; The Role of Theory in Chemistry; The Theoretical Particularity of Chemistry; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820085003321 |
Gavroglou Kōstas | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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