Chemical principles

Quantum mechanics accounts for the behaviour of atoms and molecules. It therefore accounts for the properties of all matter and underlies both technologically advanced materials and the processes that take place within living organisms. Molecular Quantum Mechanics leads us through this absorbing yet challenging subject, exploring the fundamental physical principles that explain how all matter behaves. With the clarity of exposition and extensive learning features that have established the book as a leading text in the field, Molecular Quantum Mechanics takes us from the foundations of quantum mechanics, through quantum models of atomic and molecular electronic structure, and on to discussions of spectroscopy, the electric and magnetic properties of molecules, and the events that take place when molecules react during collisions. New to this Edition : New Mathematical background sections provide extended accounts of the subject's key mathematical concepts ; New end-of-chapter Exercises complement the Problems to help you put your learning into practice ; An increase in the use of Brief illustrations, and a completely revised artwork programme, make the book a more effective learning resource than ever before ; Appendices redistributed as Further information sections at the ends of chapters, to bring these additional supportive materials close to the chapters to which they most closely relate ; Heavily rewritten chapter on computational chemistry captures the latest advances in this field in a uniquely accessible manner.

Molecular Quantum Mechanics

Why Galileo's finger? Galileo, one of whose fingers is preserved in a vessel displayed in Florence, provided much of the impetus for modern science, pointing the way out of medieval ignorance. In this brilliant account of the central ideas of contemporary science, Peter Atkins celebrates the effectiveness of Galileo's symbolic finger for revealing the nature of our universe, our world, and ourselves. Galileo's Finger takes the reader on an extraordinary journey that embraces the ten central ideas of current science. "By a great idea," writes Peter Atkins, "I mean a simple concept of great reach, an acorn of an idea that ramifies into a great oak tree of application, a spider of an idea that can spin a great web and draw in a feast of explanation and elucidation." With wit, charm, and patience, Atkins leads the reader to an understanding of the essence of the whole of science, from evolution and the emergence of complexity, to entropy, the spring of all change in the universe; from energy, the universalization of accountancy, to symmetry, the quantification of beauty; and from cosmology, the globalization of reality, to spacetime, the arena of all action.  "My intention is for us to travel to the high ridges of science," Atkins tells us. "As the journey progresses and I lead you carefully to the summit of understanding, you will experience the deep joy of illumination that science alone provides." Galileo's Finger breaks new ground in communicating science to the general reader. Here are the essential ideas of today's science, explained in magical prose.

Le doigt de Galilée - Dix grandes idées pour comprendre la Science

En mars 2000, l'écrivain, réalisateur et artiste Clive Barker a reçu dans sa maison des Hollywood Hills un ami de longue date, Peter Atkins, lui aussi originaire de Liverpool et scénariste de trois des films de Barker. L'idée initiale - une interview balayant la carrière de Clive susceptible d'intéresser ses nombreux admirateurs - s'est immédiatement développée pour explorer les questions plus vastes et plus profondes qui motivent sa vie et son oeuvre. Le résultat, un dialogue remarquable de près de deux heures, offre un portrait spontané et révélateur de Barker qui est probablement unique. Ceci restitue la transcription complète de cet enregistrement qui n'a jamais été publié sous aucune forme.

Dans les collines - entretien avec Clive Barker

Molecular quantum mechanics, 4th edition

La merveilleuse complexité de l'Univers émerge de plusieurs lois et de constantes fondamentales qui en déterminent la forme, l'échelle, le destin et la beauté. Mais d'où viennent-elles ? Peter Atkins explore l'origine de la conservation de l'énergie, de l'électromagnétisme, de la mécanique classique et quantique et de la thermodynamique, en montrant comment toutes les lois découlent de symétries profondes. Avec son esprit et son érudition caractéristiques, il décrit comment les lois de la nature peuvent surgir de pas grand-chose. Ou peut-être de rien du tout.

Chemical principles

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