Talk:Quantum chemistry

message: I didn't think chemical dynamics existed as a concept because I come from a department called "molecular dynamics" in its old sense.  I have looked on the internet and found that indeed some people use the term chemical dynamics.  So I think we could use this term to distinguish "molecular dynamics" from "MD". --131.220.68.177 13:56, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chemical dynamics 

message: I am so impressed with how this article has progressed - I stopped looking at it a few months ago, and now, look at it today! Congrats to everyone who has effort into making it better! --HappyCamper 01:28, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wow! 

message: In a public lecture at Caltech in 1960, Linus Pauling explained that he had intended to teach a physics course on bonding, but that, even though he had been appointed professor of physics as well as of chemistry, his boss was the chemistry department chairman who discouraged his teaching a physics course.  As a result of this, he "included the material in his [chemistry] course on "the nature of the chemical bond".
David R. Ingham 04:58, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origen of the field of quantum chemistry 

message: Is the term quantum chemistry equivalent to molecular quantum mechanics?--86.125.174.102 (talk) 21:14, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Equivalent name for quantum chemistry(?)

message: What happened to that picture of Linus Pauling that used to be on the top part of this article?--71.249.23.233 14:55, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:Image:LinusPauling.jpg]] 

message: This article has been removed from the GA list due to lack of inline citations. Tarret 15:47, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Delisted GA

message: Hello. I was just wondering what the difference between physical chemistry and quantum chemistry is?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.91.166.244 (talk) 21:12, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: If you look at any of the many texts called "Physical Chemistry", you will see that they contain much material that is not Quantum Chemistry and that the latter is often just a section of the book. --Bduke  (Discussion) 22:03, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the article would benefit from a better discussion of the relationship between quantum and physical chemistry.  I was under the impression that quantum chemistry is considered a subfield of physical chemistry, and Bduke's response implies that this is the case.  The opening paragraph of this article states, "[Quantum chemistry] has a strong and active overlap with the field of atomic physics and molecular physics, as well as physical chemistry," which suggests that quantum and physical chemistry are distinct disciplines. Myceteae (talk) 03:27, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: so i have a question does quantum chemistry have to do with studying space? 102.249.0.175 (talk) 22:00, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Difference from Physical Chemistry 

message: Every sentence in the opening paragraph is misguided. QFT appears in only a minute part of literature of chemistry. Electronic structure of molecules should be mentioned before reactivity. "Border" is vague -- maybe "studied by scientists trained in chemistry, physics and mathematics". Needs complete rewrite. 
Michael P. Barnett (talk) 20:20, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Reason for hatnote

message: I am trying to edit the article about Charles Coulson. This has to refer to topics that include Quantum chemistry. I have put in a new lede with which I am comfortable as a former student of Charles. I have published on quantum chemistry for the past 60 years. I do not speak for the world of quantum chemistry, and I would welcome informed editing. I cannot become involved in editing the material already in place. I hope the tactic that I have adopted, by putting the previous lede under "An alternative approach" is a reasonable compromise. What happens to my lede will provide data for a study on the extent to which the Wikipedia approach allows articles based on professional knowledge. Michael P. Barnett (talk) 14:39, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: New lede

message: Absent comments on my earlier comments on old lede that I moved down to the section "An alternative approach" (see above) I deleted it.
Absent justification of the section on quantum field theory I deleted it. No WK verifiability was provided of "The application of quantum field theory (QFT) to chemical systems and theories has become increasingly common". The only specific provided is the photomagneton. A Web of Science search using this as the key found 14 papers published in the mid 1990s. A cursory inspection of the articles on nuclear chemistry, sonochemistry, astrochemistry did not find mention of quantum field theory, but even if it did verifiably, I thought WK requires each article to stand on its own feet for verifiability. 
I would be glad to see useful information in the two deleted sections reinstated with appropriate references if verifiableMichael P. Barnett (talk) 10:43, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Sections removed April 28

message: I think that this paper is not misleading and the template can cause fear in the readers, although the article seems OK. The definition in the abstract is correct.
OFLOMENBOM (talk) 17:43, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. I was shocked to see that template there, and I don't see anything on the talk page telling us why it's there. Also, no one has replied to you in 10 years (minus 2 weeks). So I'm okay with you taking down the templates from the article. Since your comment was so long ago, I don't expect you to see this, and if you don't remove it and no one responds to this, I'll remove the templates in a couple weeks. Dr. Universe (talk) 15:50, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Removing  the template 

message: Please see recent edits and discussion at User talk:Elie.nasrallah. If my revert is reverted by him, he will have breached WP:3RR. He has made similar edits to Molecule. All his edits are making the point that quantum chemistry is a branch of physics. --Bduke  (Discussion) 08:29, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps it is a branch of both physics and chemistry.--193.231.19.53 (talk) 11:09, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is Quantum chemistry a branch of physics or of chemistry? 

message: Some details about quantum chemistry based on Bohmian mechanics should be inserted in article.--5.15.14.104 (talk) 08:51, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you have any reliable sources? --Bduke  (Discussion) 09:26, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: A Google search for Bohmian quantum chemistry gives some results, like one from Eur. Phys. J. D (2014) 68: 286 which is also on arxiv and says: Fifteen years ago, the quantum chemistry community began to study the practical usefulness of Bohmian mechanics.--5.15.15.105 (talk) 21:25, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I will take a look at that reference, but I think it is going to need more than that. I suppose I am part of the quantum chemistry community in a sense, but I do not think I have ever come across anything on Bohmian quantum chemistry, although I could be forgetting it in my old age of course. --Bduke  (Discussion) 21:40, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bohmian quantum chemistry 

message: Hi there,
Is it possible to further organize and enrich the content of this page? I suggest focusing on improving its structure to ensure it is more coherent and informative.  
To start, should we maybe go with the first few pargraphs: 
Intro:
* Brief overview of Quantum Chemistry  
* Why the quantum chemistry arose
* It's importance in the broader research areas of chemistry and physics 
Overview + Fundamental Concepts
* Fundamental questions Quantum Chemistry seeks to answer vs. Quantum Physics
* Brief Review of the Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics 
* Applications that fundamentally differentiate Quantum Chemistry from Quantum Physics and Computational Chemistry
A brief overview about the mathematical formulations of Quantum mechanics
Mathematical Formalisms such as Atomic Term symbols , Basis Sets Expansions,  and so on. 
Problems Solved in Quantum Chemistry - brief overview 
History (mostly attributed to atomic theory) 
* Early developments in quantum theory relevant to chemistry
* Key figures and their contributions (e.g., Schrödinger, Heisenberg, Dirac)
* Evolution of Quantum Chemistry as a discipline
Erdabravest (talk) 09:38, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Making a new structure for this Quantum Chemistry page