An alternative approach to unifying chemistry with quantum mechanics

Vanessa Seifert

doi:10.1007/s10698-017-9285-4

An alternative approach to unifying chemistry with quantum mechanics

Vanessa Seifert

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Harold Kincaid in Individualism and the Unity of Science postulates a model of unity-without-reduction in order to accurately describe the relation between individualism and macroeconomics. I present this model and apply it to the description of the relation between chemistry and quantum mechanics. I argue that, when it comes to the description of molecular structure, chemistry and quantum mechanics are uniﬁed in Kincaid’s sense. Specifically, the two disciplines contribute to the formation of a uniﬁed body of knowledge with respect to molecular structure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-222
Number of pages	14
Journal	Foundations of Chemistry
Volume	19
Issue number	3
Early online date	20 May 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10698-017-9285-4
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

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Unity
Supervenience
Quantum Mechanics

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