2023
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46917-6_8
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A Commentary on Robin Hendry’s Views on Molecular Structure, Emergence and Chemical Bonding

Eric Scerri

Abstract: In this article I examine several related views expressed by Robin Hendry concerning molecular structure, emergence and chemical bonding. There is a long-standing problem in the philosophy of chemistry arising from the fact that molecular structure cannot be strictly derived from quantum mechanics. Two or more compounds which share a molecular formula, but which differ with respect to their structures, have identical Hamiltonian operators within the quantum mechanical formalism. As a consequence, the propertie… Show more

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