Quantum Crystallography: Expectations vs Reality

by Piero Macchi

Overview

This book explores the potential of quantum crystallography. The field accompanied the major milestones of x-ray diffraction and it has undergone a rapid evolution in the past few years. For this reason, some reflections are necessary in order to scrutinize the next steps and anticipate the future developments. After a short survey of the historical background and in depth description of the state of the art, some examples are provided of current and future applications of the know-how in this discipline. This implies attracting readership of both experts in the field and neophytes. The former will test their own views with the one exposed in the book; the newcomers, instead, will learn both what has been done and what could be done with quantum crystallography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030956417
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	03/05/2022
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Crystallography
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	15 MB
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Table of Contents

​Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. How does quantum mechanics jump in the field of crystallography?.- Chapter 3. Beyond the semi-classical view of atoms and molecules in crystals.- Chapter 4. Testing chemical bond theories with Quantum crystallography.- Chapter 5. Calculating the crystal wavefunction from crystallographic experiments.- Chapter 6. Crystallography and the standard model.- Chapter 7. Quantum Crystallography in the everyday life of a crystallographer and a quantum chemist.- Chapter 8. Concluding remarks.