Search Results - "Foundations of chemistry"

Density functional theory, chemical reactivity, and the Fukui functions by Pucci, R., Angilella, G. G. N.

“…We review the early works which were precursors of the Conceptual Density Functional Theory. Starting from Thomas–Fermi approximation and from the exact…”
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Guest Editorial for the Special Issue of the ISPC Annual Conference Held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2023 by Martínez González, Juan Camilo, Accorinti, Hernan

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Functional realism suggested from the actualization of affordances by Ochiai, Hirofumi

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The value of laws in chemistry by Seifert, Vanessa A.

“…Abstract In philosophy, the empirical success of a science is often explained by the fact that it has managed to discover some law(s) of nature. This line of…”
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Laws of nature according to some philosophers of science and according to chemists by Scerri, Eric

“…Abstract The article contrasts the way that laws are regarded by some philosophers of science with the way that they are regarded by scientists and science…”
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Chemical jargon: thinking out loud by Rulev, Alexander Yu

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Bond order and bond energies by Lang, Peter F.

“…This work describes the concept of bond order. It shows that covalent bond energy is correlated to bond order. Simple expressions which included bond order are…”
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Name game: the naming history of the chemical elements—part 3—rivalry of scientists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries by Miskowiec, Pawel

“…The third article of the “Naming game…” series presents the issues of naming elements discovered and synthesized in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries…”
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Identity in the nanoworld: processes and contextuality by Córdoba, Mariana, Alassia, Fiorela, Zambon, Alfio

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Are there distinct views of chemistry behind the old and the new definition of mole? by Ghibaudi, Elena, Ghirardi, Marco, Regis, Alberto

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The problem of chemical laws by Accorinti, Hernan Lucas

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What is the electron density? by Fortin, Sebastian, Lombardi, Olimpia

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The equilibrium box by Anderson, G. M.

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Relational quantum mechanics, causal composition, and molecular structure by Esser, Stephen

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On a unified theory of acids and bases: Hasok Chang, Eric R. Scerri, modern theoretical chemistry, and the philosophy of chemistry by Tantillo, Dean J., Seeman, Jeffrey I.

“…Recent publications by several leading philosophers of chemistry have focused on the definition, scope, utility, and nomenclature of issues dealing with…”
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What is a mathematician doing…in a chemistry class? by Estrada, Ernesto

“…The way of thinking of mathematicians and chemists in their respective disciplines seems to have very different levels of abstractions. While the firsts are…”
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Introducing UV–visible spectroscopy at high school level following the historical evolution of spectroscopic instruments: a proposal for chemistry teachers by Carpentieri, Maria Antonietta, Domenici, Valentina

“…Spectroscopy is a scientific topic at the interface between Chemistry and Physics, which is taught at high school level in relation with its fundamental…”
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An interactive approach to the notion of chemical substance and the case of water by Riesmeier, Marabel

“…Abstract From organic synthesis to quantum chemical calculation, chemists interact with chemical substances in a wide variety of ways. But what even is a…”
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An unlikely bifurcation: history of sustainable (but not Green) chemistry by Krasnodębski, Marcin

“…The concept of green chemistry dominated the imagination of environmentally-minded chemists over the last thirty years. The conceptual frameworks laid by the…”
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Ethics of the future of chemical sciences by Chamizo, José Antonio, Ortiz-Millán, Gustavo

“…Abstract The 2016 Royal Society of Chemistry’s report Future of the Chemical Sciences presents four different scenarios for the future of chemistry: chemistry…”
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