Quantum Chemistry (book, co-authored)
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"Quantum Chemistry" is a foundational textbook co-authored by Henry Eyring that systematically applies quantum mechanics to explain the structure, properties, and reactions of chemical systems.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Quantum Chemistry (book, co-authored) Context triple: [Henry Eyring, notableWork, Quantum Chemistry (book, co-authored)]
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A.
The Nature of the Chemical Bond
The Nature of the Chemical Bond is a landmark chemistry book by Linus Pauling that systematically explains chemical bonding using quantum mechanics and became one of the most influential scientific texts of the 20th century.
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B.
Heitler–London theory of the chemical bond
The Heitler–London theory of the chemical bond is an early quantum mechanical model that explains covalent bonding by treating it as the result of electron exchange and spin pairing between atoms.
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C.
Brillouin–Wigner perturbation theory
Brillouin–Wigner perturbation theory is a formulation of quantum mechanical perturbation theory that uses an energy-dependent effective Hamiltonian to obtain improved approximations to eigenvalues and eigenstates.
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D.
Quantum Mechanics (with Philip M. Morse)
"Quantum Mechanics (with Philip M. Morse)" is a foundational early 20th-century textbook on quantum theory co-authored by physicists Edward Condon and Philip M. Morse.
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Longuet-Higgins theorem in molecular symmetry
The Longuet-Higgins theorem in molecular symmetry is a fundamental result in theoretical chemistry that relates molecular symmetry properties to electronic state degeneracies and the occurrence of phenomena such as the Jahn–Teller effect.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quantum Chemistry (book, co-authored) Target entity description: "Quantum Chemistry" is a foundational textbook co-authored by Henry Eyring that systematically applies quantum mechanics to explain the structure, properties, and reactions of chemical systems.
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A.
The Nature of the Chemical Bond
The Nature of the Chemical Bond is a landmark chemistry book by Linus Pauling that systematically explains chemical bonding using quantum mechanics and became one of the most influential scientific texts of the 20th century.
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B.
Heitler–London theory of the chemical bond
The Heitler–London theory of the chemical bond is an early quantum mechanical model that explains covalent bonding by treating it as the result of electron exchange and spin pairing between atoms.
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C.
Brillouin–Wigner perturbation theory
Brillouin–Wigner perturbation theory is a formulation of quantum mechanical perturbation theory that uses an energy-dependent effective Hamiltonian to obtain improved approximations to eigenvalues and eigenstates.
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D.
Quantum Mechanics (with Philip M. Morse)
"Quantum Mechanics (with Philip M. Morse)" is a foundational early 20th-century textbook on quantum theory co-authored by physicists Edward Condon and Philip M. Morse.
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E.
Longuet-Higgins theorem in molecular symmetry
The Longuet-Higgins theorem in molecular symmetry is a fundamental result in theoretical chemistry that relates molecular symmetry properties to electronic state degeneracies and the occurrence of phenomena such as the Jahn–Teller effect.
- F. None of above. chosen
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chemistry book
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scientific book ⓘ textbook ⓘ |
| appliesTheory | quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| approach | systematic application of quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| coversConcept |
Schrödinger equation
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approximation methods ⓘ chemical bonding theories ⓘ molecular orbital theory ⓘ operators in quantum mechanics ⓘ perturbation theory ⓘ spectroscopic transitions ⓘ transition state theory ⓘ valence bond theory ⓘ variational method ⓘ wave functions ⓘ |
| explains |
properties of chemical systems
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reactions of chemical systems ⓘ structure of chemical systems ⓘ |
| field |
quantum chemistry
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theoretical chemistry ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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scientific textbook ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
George E. Kimball
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Henry Eyring NERFINISHED ⓘ John Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableAuthor | Henry Eyring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced undergraduates
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graduate students ⓘ researchers in chemistry ⓘ |
| knownFor | Quantum Chemistry ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
atomic structure
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chemical bonding ⓘ chemical reactions ⓘ chemical systems ⓘ electronic structure ⓘ molecular orbitals ⓘ molecular structure ⓘ potential energy surfaces ⓘ reaction rates ⓘ rotational states ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ vibrational states ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work
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university textbook ⓘ |
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Subject: Quantum Chemistry (book, co-authored) Description of subject: "Quantum Chemistry" is a foundational textbook co-authored by Henry Eyring that systematically applies quantum mechanics to explain the structure, properties, and reactions of chemical systems.
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