method of linear combinations of atomic orbitals

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• Linear combination of atomic orbitals molecular orbital method — A linear combination of atomic orbitals or LCAO is a quantum superposition of atomic orbitals and a technique for calculating molecular orbitals in quantum chemistry [Huheey, James. Inorganic Chemistry:Principles of Structure and Reactivity ] .… …   Wikipedia

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• Modern valence bond theory — is the term used to describe applications of valence bond theory with computer programs that are competitive in accuracy and economy with programs for the Hartree Fock method and other molecular orbital based methods. The latter methods dominated …   Wikipedia

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• Molecular orbital diagram — A molecular orbital diagram, or MO diagram for short, is a qualitative descriptive tool explaining chemical bonding in molecules in terms of molecular orbital theory in general and the Linear combination of atomic orbitals molecular orbital… …   Wikipedia

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• Basis set (chemistry) — A basis set in chemistry is a set of functions used to create the molecular orbitals, which are expanded as a linear combination of such functions with the weights or coefficients to be determined. Usually these functions are atomic orbitals, in… …   Wikipedia

• Distributed multipole analysis — (DMA) is a compact and accurate way of describing the spatial distribution of electric charge within a molecule. The DMA method was devised by Prof. Anthony Stone of Cambridge University to describe the charge distribution of a molecule in terms… …   Wikipedia

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• spectroscopy — spectroscopist /spek tros keuh pist/, n. /spek tros keuh pee, spek treuh skoh pee/, n. the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis. [1865 70; SPECTRO + SCOPY] * * * Branch of analysis devoted to identifying… …   Universalium