A molecular-structure hypothesis
dc.contributor.author | Boeyens, Jan Christoffel Antonie | |
dc.contributor.email | jan.boeyens@up.ac.za | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-10T06:53:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-10T06:53:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-11 | |
dc.description | Article | en_US |
dc.description.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. | en |
dc.description.uri | www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Boeyens, JCA 2010, 'A molecular-structure hypothesis', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 11, pp. 4267-4284. [http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms] | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1422-0067 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.3390/ijms11114267 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16500 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI Publishing | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2010 by the author; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. | en_US |
dc.subject | Molecular shape | en |
dc.subject | Self-similarity | en |
dc.subject | Golden mean | en |
dc.subject | Logarithmic spiral | en |
dc.subject | Hypercomplex | en |
dc.subject | General covalence | en |
dc.subject | Fibonacci phyllotaxis | en |
dc.subject | Quantum potential | en |
dc.subject | Space-time topology | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Quaternions | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Solar system | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Atomic structure | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Space and time | en |
dc.title | A molecular-structure hypothesis | en |
dc.type | Article | en |