A molecular-structure hypothesis
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Boeyens, Jan Christoffel Antonie
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MDPI Publishing
Abstract
The self-similar symmetry that occurs between atomic nuclei, biological growth
structures, the solar system, globular clusters and spiral galaxies suggests that a similar
pattern should characterize atomic and molecular structures. This possibility is explored in
terms of the current molecular structure-hypothesis and its extension into four-dimensional
space-time. It is concluded that a quantum molecule only has structure in four dimensions
and that classical (Newtonian) structure, which occurs in three dimensions, cannot be
simulated by quantum-chemical computation.
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Molecular shape, Self-similarity, Golden mean, Logarithmic spiral, Hypercomplex, General covalence, Fibonacci phyllotaxis, Quantum potential, Space-time topology
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Boeyens, JCA 2010, 'A molecular-structure hypothesis', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 11, pp. 4267-4284. [http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms]