Quantum chemistry

The fundamentals of quantum mechanics and the five postulates directly impact material research and computational chemistry for finding new drugs and catalysts, enabling efficient and cleaner processes for converting chemicals from one form to another. Quantum chemistry is also essential for designing future quantum computers that use the properties of atoms and/or ions. However, quantum chemistry remains an elusive topic that seemingly takes many years to master.

We think that the traditionally long-term achievement of literacy of the topic is directly related to the perceived complexity of the topic and historical approximations made to increase accessibility and usability with conventional computing. With approximation in place and wide acceptance by the scientific community as the only way forward, some fundamental concepts are often overlooked, misunderstood, and eliminated from the disciplines depending on these ideas. We see this as an opportunity to share our love of quantum chemistry in its full potential to enhance the friendliness of and approachability of the topic.

We will share sufficient details so that you understand the limitations that were historically established. For instance, we present a general formulation of the Pauli exclusion principle for all elementary particles that also holds for composite particles, which many textbooks do not adequately explain.

There is more to the quantum story but too much to be included as a first book for the curious. Therefore, we plan to write a following book that expands cutting-edge quantum ideas that are not yet widely used in the scientific community.