TY - BOOK ID - 217291 TI - Chemistry from First Principles PY - 2008 SN - 140208546X 1402085451 9048179076 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Chemistry, Analytic. KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical. KW - Chemistry, Theoretical KW - Physical chemistry KW - Theoretical chemistry KW - Chemistry KW - Analysis, Chemical KW - Analytical chemistry KW - Chemical analysis KW - Metallurgical analysis KW - Mineralogy, Determinative KW - Chemistry. KW - Chemistry, Physical organic. KW - Quantum theory. KW - Theoretical and Computational Chemistry. KW - Applied and Technical Physics. KW - Math. Applications in Chemistry. KW - Physical Chemistry. KW - Quantum Physics. KW - Mathematics. KW - Quantum dynamics KW - Quantum mechanics KW - Quantum physics KW - Physics KW - Mechanics KW - Thermodynamics KW - Chemistry, Physical organic KW - Chemistry, Organic KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Physical sciences KW - Chemistry, Physical. KW - Chimie. KW - Physics. KW - Chemometrics. KW - Physical chemistry. KW - Quantum physics. KW - Chemistry, Analytic KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Dynamics KW - Mathematics KW - Measurement KW - Statistical methods UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:217291 AB - Chemistry from First Principles is written for any chemist who requires a fundamental understanding of the complexities of chemistry. It provides a clear interpretation of chemical theory from first principles. This book examines the appearance of matter in its most primitive form, from the vacuum and the diversity that results from the fusion of elementary units in the genesis of atomic matter; considers 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, the periodicity of nuclides and elements, valence states, activation and chemical reactivity, electronegativity and general covalency, the exclusion principle, electronic energy, orbital angular momentum and spin in relation to molecular shape, torsional rigidity, chirality and molecular modeling; explains the self-similarity between space-time, nuclear structure, covalent assembly, biological growth, planetary systems and galactic conformation. Chemistry from First Principles is an essential guide for students of chemistry who lack the knowledge in higher mathematics considered necessary to grasp the basic principles of chemical theory, teachers of chemistry who are forced to preach concepts which they poorly understand, and any scientist who is seeking a true understanding of chemistry through logical concepts. ER -