Neither physics nor chemistry : a history of quantum chemistry / Kostas Gavroglu and Ana Simoes.
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge (Massachusetts) : The MIT press, c2012.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 351 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Transformations
Contiene:
Indice: preface. Introduction. 1. Quantum chemistry qua physics: the promises and deadlocks of using first principles 2. Quantum chemistry qua chemistry: rules and more rules 3. Quantum chemistry qua applied mathematics: approximation methods and crunching numbers 4. Quantum chemistry qua programming: computers and the cultures of quantum chemistry 5. The emergence of a subdiscipline: historiographical considerations. Notes. Bibliography. Index