Overview
- Provides a quantum-mechanical understanding of the formation of chemical bands
- The theory is proved by a comparative discussion of experimental results
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Chemical Physics (CHEMICAL, volume 76)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Providing the quantum-mechanical foundations of chemical bonding, this unique textbook emphasizes key concepts such as superposition, degeneracy of states and the role of the electron spin. These quantum mechanical notions are usually oversimplified or meticulously circumvented in other books, to the frustration of serious readers who want to understand, for example, why two protons can be stably bound with only one electron to make the simplest molecule H2+. An initial, concise and compact presentation of the rudiments of quantum mechanics enables readers to progress through the book with a firm grounding. Experimental examples are included to illustrate how the abstract concepts are manifest in real systems.
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“The text opens with a quick review of the electron and electronic properties. … The book ends with a good list of references for further study. … this is a classic treatment of quantum mechanics applied to chemical bonding. … is accessible to advanced undergraduate students, students who have had a junior-level physical chemistry class that emphasized techniques and methods for solving the Schrödinger equation will get the greatest benefit from it.” (Andrew J. Pounds, Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 82 (7), July, 2005)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Chemical Bond
Book Subtitle: A Fundamental Quantum-Mechanical Picture
Authors: Tadamasa Shida
Series Title: Springer Series in Chemical Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10311-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-20638-5Published: 22 April 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05838-7Published: 07 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-10311-1Published: 09 March 2013
Series ISSN: 0172-6218
Series E-ISSN: 2364-9003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 206
Additional Information: Original Japanese edition published by Iwanami Shoten Publishers, Tokyo, 2001
Topics: Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Engineering, general