Talk:Quantum chemistry

From Citizendium
Revision as of 15:30, 13 November 2007 by imported>Subpagination Bot (Add {{subpages}} and remove checklist (details))
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is developing and not approved.
Main Article
Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
To learn how to update the categories for this article, see here. To update categories, edit the metadata template.
 Definition A branch of theoretical chemistry, which applies quantum mechanics and quantum field theory to address issues and problems in chemistry. [d] [e]
Checklist and Archives
 Workgroup categories Chemistry and Physics [Categories OK]
 Talk Archive none  English language variant British English

Orbitals

To me an orbital χ(r) is a (square-integrable) function of r, with r being the position vector of an electron. Hence I would not say that an electron moves in an orbital, as is done in this article. I would say (strictly speaking only within an independent particle model) that the position of an electron is described by an orbital, in the sense that the probability of finding an electron at r is given by |χ(r)|2.--Paul Wormer 08:48, 13 September 2007 (CDT)