Open theoretical foundations

In writing this book no attempt has been made to discuss solid state reactions in any detail, particularly as there are few, if any, for which the mechanism is not still open to some doubt rather, an attempt has been made to outline in general terms the part played in these processes by defects. Of the theoretical foundations, statistical thermodynamics has been considered to be the most relevant to the chemical problem and so has been treated in some detail the quantum mechanics of defect solids can be discussed adequately for our purposes without mathematical complication. 

E23.9 Apart from the fact that the discovery of a Ln(V) species would open a whole new avenue of chemistry, it would also shake the theoretical foundation of the claim that the lanthanide 4f subshell is rather inert. A good candidate... 

Recently, Diercksen and Hall (1) presented the OpenMol Program a proposal for an open, flexible and intelligent software system for performing quantum chemical computations. Central to their proposal was the observation that there is a close relationship between an abstract data type operation and a production rule in a rule-based expert system. The aim of this paper is to explore the establishment of a sound theoretical foundation for this relationship. 

We believe that our findings will open the way to new applications of theoretical MP2/CA results, in investigations aiming at providing theoretical foundations for reliable methods of attaining complete-basis-set limits in molecular calculations. 

The book is divided into four parts. Part One, which consists of six chapters, deals with basic principles and concepts of non-equilibrium thermodynamics along with discussion of experimental studies related to test and limitation of formalism. Chapter 2 deals with theoretical foundations involving theoretical estimation of entropy production for open system, identification of fluxes and forces and development of steady-state relations using Onsager reciprocity relation. Steady state in the linear range is characterized by minimum entropy production. Under these circumstances, fluctuations regress exactly as in thermodynamics equilibrium. 

Physical chemistry is the science that describes the course of a chemical reaction. We have a solid foundation in the theoretical description of chemical reactions. Reactions occur under the rule of thermodynamics that defines equilibrium states where in a closed system (no changes in the number of molecules) no net reaction occurs. In an open system with continuous changes of the number of molecules (flow), this... 

Four-component theories for the calculation of electronic structures as described in detail in this review have become mature particularly in the last decade as a highly accurate tool for any kind of system be it an atom, molecule or solid. Theoretical as well as methodological understanding gave detailed insight into the foundations of relativistic electronic structure theory. Some fundamental questions are still open as we have explicated, especially in the first two sections of this review, and they will certainly be tackled and answered in the years to come. Methodological advances will also continue to be made. 

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Abstract In this chapter we examine some basic concepts of quantum chemistry to give a solid foundation for the other chapters. We do not pretend to review all the basics of quantum mechanics but rather focus on some specific topics that are central in the theoretical description of magnetic phenomena in molecules and extended systems. First, we will shortly review the Slater-Condon rules for the matrix elements between Slater determinants, then we will extensively discuss the generation of spin functions. Perturbation theory and effective Hamiltonians are fundamental tools for understanding and to capture the complex physics of open shell systems in simpler concepts. Therefore, the last three sections of this introductory chapter are dedicated to standard Rayleigh-Schrddinger perturbation theory, quasi-degenerate perturbation theory and the construction of effective Hamiltonians. 

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