Molecular modelling for beginners [[Book] /]
Alan Hinchliffe.
- England Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2003.
- xviii, 410 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-406) and index.
Electric charges and their properties -- The forces between molecules -- Balls on springs -- Molecular mechanics -- The molecular potential energy surface -- A molecular mechanics calculation -- Quick guide to statistical thermodynamics -- Molecular dynamics -- Monte Carlo -- Introduction to quantum modelling -- Quantum gases -- One-electron atoms -- The orbital model -- Simple molecules -- The HF-LCAO model -- HF-LCAO examples -- Semi-empirical models -- Electron correlation -- Density functional theory and the Kohn-Sham LCAO equations -- Miscellany -- A mathematical aide-m�moire.