Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry: Molecular Spectroscopy and Modern Electronic

ISBN-10: 1519224427
ISBN-13: 9781519224422
Series: Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry
Pages: 280
Language: English
Published: 2015-11-11
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Author: Michael P. Mueller

Description

As quantum theory enters its second century, it is fitting to examine just how far it has come as a tool for the chemist. Beginning with Max Planck's agonizing conclusion in 1900 that linked energy emission in discreet bundles to the resultant black-body radiation curve, a body of knowledge has developed with profound consequences in our ability to understand nature. In the early years, quantum theory was the providence of physicists and certain breeds of physical chemists. While physicists honed and refined the theory and studied atoms and their component systems, physical chemists began the foray into the study of larger, molecular systems.