1997 Polanyi award lecture: Why are there atoms in chemistry?

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 973-988

  Bader, R F W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action principle; Atom; Atoms in molecules; Functional groups

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PARTICLE; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; QUANTUM THEORY; RESEARCH;

EID: 0031790744     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/v98-113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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