The chemist's concept of molecular structure

Foundations of Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-20

  Sukumar, N ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atoms in molecules; Born Oppenheimer approximation; Geometric phase; Jahn Teller molecules; Molecular similarity; Molecular structure; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149127842     PISSN: 13864238     EISSN: 15728463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10698-008-9060-7     Document Type: Article

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