Nutrient Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems (Soil Biology)

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Nutrient Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems presents a comprehensive overview of nutrient cycling processes and their importance for plant growth and ecosystem sustainability. The first part of the book presents the fundamentals of nutrient cycling. Topics included are cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and micronutrients. Particular attention is paid to the role of root exudates and rhizosphere microorganisms in facilitating nutrient cycling. The second part discusses nutrient cycling at an ecosystem scale, covering cropping systems, pastures, natural grasslands, arid lands, tundras and forests. The final chapter reviews current models of nutrient cycling.

By comprehensively covering nutrient cycling at a range of scales and emphasising multidisciplinary approaches, this volume will support scientists and practitioners alike, providing links between those involved in improving sustainable economic output from managed ecosystems and those interested in conservation of natural ecosystems.

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Fascinating Introduction to Geology

Rocks & Fossils (Nature Company Guides)
Robert R. Coenraads
Manufacturer: Time-Life Books
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ASIN: 0783548036

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Fascinating Introduction to Geology.......2004-10-30

This is the first Nature Company Guide I've ever read. I had always thought DK Guides were the very best. This book has piqued my interest in other Nature Company Guide books. This particular book offers beautiful photography, thought-provoking bits of trivia related to geological phenomena throughout history. Compared to a DK Guide on fossils, this book is more narrative in tone, and more conceptual in its presentation. Very nicely done.

Social Learning In Animals: The Roots of Culture

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Social Learning In Animals: The Roots of Culture

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ASIN: 0122739655

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The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems. Such settings contribute to the formation of culture. This book combines the knowledge of two groups of scientists with different backgrounds to establish a working consensus for future research. The book is divided into two major sections, with contributions by a well-known, international, and interdisciplinary team which integrates these growing areas of inquiry.

Key Features
* Integrates the broad range of scientific approaches being used in the studies of social learning and imitation, and society and culture
* Provides an introduction to this field of study as well as a starting point for the more experienced researcher
* Chapters are succinct reviews of innovative discoveries and progress made during the past decade
* Includes statements of varied theoretical perspectives on controversial topics
* Authoritative contributions by an international team of leading researchers

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Those are some Magical Birds

The Birds of Killingworth
Robert D. San Souci , and Kimberly Root
Manufacturer: Dial
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Squire Case is furious. Year after year, the birds of Killingworth feast happily on his crops, while he loses money. Resolved to rid the community of these "thieves," the squire calls a town meeting and proclaims that all adult birds should be killed and their young left to die of starvation. The farmers and townsfolk agree wholeheartedly.

Only the squire's daughter, Almira, and the schoolmaster, Noah, realize that the birds play an important part in nature's plan. But can they rescue the birds before it's too late?

Based on a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Birds of Killingworth is a hopeful, high-spirited tale reminding us that the compassion of just a few can help ensure the prosperity of all living creatures.

Pictures by Kimberly Bulcken Root

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Those are some Magical Birds.......2002-11-21

The Birds of Killingworth is a narrative story based on the poem of the same name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This story set in the 18th century, tells the story of a young woman, Almira Case, and her quest to save birds from extinction. Almira's father, Squire Case, decides that he is fed up with birds because they eat the town's crops. The Squire hatches a plan to get rid of the birds. Hunters will be paid for every bird that they kill. Almira is shocked by this plan so in secret she and the schoolmaster (whom she eventually marries) with the assistance of school children hide birds in the schoolhouse. Birds in the area become extinct. When insect overrun the town, Almira and the School Master save the day by restoring the birds they hid to the sky. The highlight of the book was the illustrations, which were beautifully drawn by Kimberly Bulcken Root. Root uses natural colors in her illustrations. The illustrations enhance the story and highlight the theme of nature by using mostly blues, browns, and greens. The story is a good adaptation of the poem by Longfellow. Longfellow's poem was based on actual events that happened in a town in the Connecticut colony. The narration was well done and used terms that were used at the time, but wrote the story in Modern English in order to allow it to be easily read. There is a stark contrast between good and evil. Unfortunately the message of the tale is somewhat alarming. San Souci's message (and Longfellow's as well for that matter) is that nature must be put before humanity. Almira's father is vilified throughout the tale and considered to be some out of touch fool who is unable to see any kind of beauty until his life is in peril. Farmers, field hands, millers, merchants, bakers, barrel makers, and goodwives are also inherently evil because they want to protect their livelihood and their families. There is no question that blue birds and robins probably did no damage to the fields, but there is no reason why crows could not be killed. The entire justification given by Almira for the birds to remain alive was that they sounded pretty. Anyone who would listen to that justification more than likely would not have listened. People have to eat after all. San Souci (and Longfellow) also refused to address the possibility that the infestation of insects and the desecration of fields could have been caused by other reasons. Plagues and dustbowls may have been the cause, but this option is not even considered. There was intense judgment made against business people and those that only want to feed their families. San Souci's use of a flighty determined heroine was an ill-made choice. It would have made more sense if the heroine did not want the birds to be killed because it was wrong, but the justification was that they "sound pretty". In terms of an adaptation for today, the book is well done. In terms of the message, the reader is ill served.

Plant Roots: Growth, Function and Interactions with the Soil

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An excellent, in-depth reference

Plant Roots: Growth, Function and Interactions with the Soil
Peter Gregory
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
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ASIN: 1405119063

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The root system is a vital part of the plant and therefore understanding roots and their functioning is key to agricultural, plant and soil scientists.In Plant Roots Professor Peter Gregory brings together recent developments in techniques and an improved understanding of plant and soil interactions to present a comprehensive look at this important relationship, covering:Root response to, and modification of, soilsGenetic control of roots ' responses to the environmentUse of modern techniques in imaging, molecular biology and analytical chemistryPractical exploitation of root charactersThis book will be a vital tool for plant, crop, soil and agricultural scientists, plant physiologists, environmental scientists, ecologists and hydrologists. It will be a valuable addition to libraries in universities, agricultural colleges and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught.

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An excellent, in-depth reference.......2006-10-07

Written for agricultural and environmental scientists as well as ecologists and hydrologists, Plant Roots: Growth, Activity, And Interaction With Soils by Peter Gregory (Director Of The Scottish Research Institute Dundee, UK) is a comprehensive and scientific instructional text about the relationship between plants and soil. Chapters scrutinize the architecture of root systems, roots and their physio-chemical as well as biological environment, the rhizosphere (volume of soil affected by the presence of roots of growing plants), genetic control of root system properties, and much more. An excellent, in-depth reference for college courses or extended individual study, Plant Roots reflects the expertise of its author in its impeccable scholarship. Recommended for agriculture, botany, and bioscience college libraries.

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an old information

The ABC And Xyz of Bee Culture
A. I. Root
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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ASIN: 1417924276

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1947. An encyclopedia pertaining to scientific and practical culture of bees. Everything a beekeeper needs to know about obtaining and keeping bee hives. The book is an encyclopedia of information and terms on the honeybee. If you keep bees or want to keep bees or simply want to know more about this unappreciated, but vital aid to our modern agriculture, you need this book.

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an old information.......2007-09-04

The best of the book is that was written for a family members who have first hand experience in the field of beekeeping.
Unfortunately the information belongs to 1947, which is the original copyright. It is not 2005 as published by Amazon

With Roots and Wings: Christianity in an Age of Ecology and Dialogue (Ecology and Justice)

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life-changing look at the real possibilities of faith

With Roots and Wings: Christianity in an Age of Ecology and Dialogue (Ecology and Justice)
Jay B. McDaniel
Manufacturer: Orbis Books
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ASIN: 1570750017

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life-changing look at the real possibilities of faith.......2000-02-16

Read this book! If you are Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, agnostic, or athiest, these pages hold valuable insights and truths into the need for and possibilities of an eco-sensitive, spiritual life. If you are one of the many disenchanted Christians or former Christians ("but I still consider myself spiritual") out there, prepare yourself to see Christianity in a new and brighter light. I have bought copies for every member of my disbelieving, scientific family.

Reading the Roots: American Nature Writing Before Walden

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Reading the Roots: American Nature Writing Before Walden

Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press
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Reading the Roots is an unprecedented anthology of outstanding early writings about American nature--a rich, influential, yet critically underappreciated body of work. Rather than begin with Henry David Thoreau, who is often identified as the progenitor of American nature writing, editor Michael P. Branch instead surveys the long tradition that prefigures and anticipates Thoreau and his literary descendants.

The selections in Reading the Roots describe a diversity of landscapes, wildlife, and natural phenomena, and their authors represent many different nationalities, cultural affiliations, religious views, and ideological perspectives. The writings gathered here also range widely in terms of subject, rhetorical form, and disciplinary approach--from promotional tracts and European narratives of contact with Native Americans to examples of scientific theology and romantic nature writing.

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A great many terrestrial plants live in close association with fungi. The features of this association known as mycorrhiza, are those of a mutualistic symbiosis. Almost all plants form mycorrhizae whereby the fungus provides soil resources to the plant in exchange for energy manufactured by the plant. The symbiosis means greater productivity under stress for the plant and a steady energy supply for the fungus. This book addresses the diverse and complex ways in which mycorrhizae affect the mechanisms for plant survival as individuals and populations, for community structure, and for ecosystem functioning. It integrates information on organisms interacting with mycorrhizae from bacteria to mammals. The author takes a unique evolutionary/ecological approach to describe how and under what conditions mycorrhizae influence basic ecological processes. The applications of mycorrhizal symbioses range from managing natural and agricultural lands to biotechnological processes that enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability.

Wisdom in the Open Air: The Norwegian Roots of Deep Ecology

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Wisdom in the Open Air: The Norwegian Roots of Deep Ecology
Peter Reed
Manufacturer: University of Minnesota Press
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ASIN: 0816621829

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Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change as small as the position of an atom can lead to enormous alterations in the properties of a substance-which, in turn, can result in great historical shifts.

With lively prose and an eye for colorful and unusual details, Le Couteur and Burreson offer a novel way to understand the shaping of civilization and the workings of our contemporary world.

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Napoleon's Buttons Review.......2006-09-28

While first scanning through Napleon's Buttons, I had expected a completely and utterly useless story that would have wasted my time. After finishing the introduction and a few chapters, however, I found myself more knowledgable. I learned numerous new things already with a few pages. Napoleon's Buttons has seventeen chapters that basically tell the story of seventeen different molecules and how they changed the world. These molecules range from birth control to glucose and spices to dyes. The book also proves how many of the things humans take for granted in modern society were things that were extremely rare years ago. Salt, for example, was something everyone wanted, but not everyone could afford. Today, people put salt on food everyday and throw bags of it on the ground when it snows outside. The book also showed how something as simple as tin buttons could alter the course of history. (You will learn about this in the introduction.) Overall, the book was alright. It was not fantastic, nor was it insanely boring. I learned a lot, and if you choose to read it, you will too. I do not recommend this to any one who is not an adult and has spare time (because it is lengthy). I am glad I took the time to read Napoleon's Buttons, however, because I did learn a lot about history and how humans take so many things for granted.

Excellent read for anyone!.......2006-06-02

What a great book! If you've ever been curious about how people came to discover, develop, and use some of the things we take for granted in our everyday lives, this book is fascinating! If you teach science, it is a must read - so many hooks to get students interested in science while seeing the chemistry connections! If you don't teach, you will still like it, and the authors wrote it on a level every adult can comprehend.

Just my opinion.......2006-05-19

but this best selling book didn't do it for me. I read the first two hundred pages and then put it down for good. It was just too monotonous. I believe that some people can find this book fascinating, but don't understand it myself. Reading this book, I just kept thinking, ok ok, pepper is great, but how many ways can its greatness be expressed? I kept thinking of Forest Gump's friend Bubba: shrimp sandwiches, shrimp Creole, shrimp kebabs, shrimp, shrimp, shrimp... Uhhrg.

Also, the story seemed to be missing from this book. I kept waiting for historical accounts of how these molecules were responsible for turning points in history. Instead, they all seem to have contributed to the evolution of society over eons. Except for the tin buttons on Napoleon's troops, which may or may not have contributed to his downfall (the evidence is flimsy,) the molecules all slowly entered into society and slowly changed the way we live.

Overall, there are better historical accounts of science and nature than this one.

Practical Real-World Chemistry.......2006-01-18

What a fabulous book! This book does a great job of showing how something as mundane(to many people) as chemical formulae can determine the outcome of civilizations. High marks for making chemistry relevant and interesting. At times, some connections seem a bit too speculative for my scientific taste, but overall a fine book. I have read it twice now. If you like this book, you'll probably like "Uncle Tungsten" by Oliver Sacks

Organic chemistry made fascinating!.......2005-10-18

This book is truly worth reading and keeping as a reference in your personal library. I stumbled on it at our local library only because it was next to the physics & math sections and what a stroke of luck that was! This is an extremely clear exposition of organic chemistry in a historical context. The writing is gripping and am not surprised that other reviewers couldn't put the book down. It is truly that good.

My personal favorite is the section dealing with olive oil chemistry where use is made of the simple molecular diagrams developed earlier in the book. They give very valuable insight throughout the book and in this section they help one visualize the physical behaviour of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids.

Introduction to the Quantum World of Atoms and Molecules

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Introduction to the Quantum World of Atoms and Molecules
Jens Peder Dahl
Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
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This invaluable book provides a balanced and integrated introduction to the quantum world of atoms and molecules. The underlying basis of quantum mechanics is carefully developed, with respect for the historical tradition and from a molecular angle. The fundamental concepts in the theory of atomic and molecular structure are thoroughly discussed, as are the central techniques needed in quantum-chemical applications. Special attention is paid to exposing and clarifying the common ground of Hartree-Fock theory and density-functional theory. Throughout the text, the discussion is pedagogically obliging and aims at simplicity and mathematical clarity, while avoiding the use of advanced mathematics. End-of-chapter problems supplement the main text.

The Collected Works of Lars Onsager: (With Commentary) (World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics, Vol 17)

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The Collected Works of Lars Onsager: (With Commentary) (World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics, Vol 17)
Lars Onsager
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This volume contains the collected works of the eminent chemist and physicist Lars Onsager, one of the most influential scientists of the 20th Century.

The volume includes Onsager's previously unpublished PhD thesis, a biography by H C Longuet-Higgins and M E Fisher, an autobiographical commentary, selected photographs, and a list of Onsager discussion remarks in print.

Onsager's scientific achievements were characterized by deep insights into the natural sciences. His two best-known accomplishments are his reciprocal relations for irreversible processes, for which he received the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and his explicit solution of the two-dimensional Ising model, a mathematical tour de force that created a sensation when it appeared. In addition, he made significant theoretical contributions to other fields, including electrolytes, colloids, superconductivity, turbulence, ice, electrons in metals, and dielectrics.

In this volume, Onsager's contributions are divided into the following fields: irreversible processes; the Ising model; electrolytes; colloids; helium II and vortex quantization; off-diagonal long-range order and flux quantization; electrons in metal; turbulence; ion recombination; fluctuation theory; dielectrics; ice and water; biology; Mathieu functions. The different fields are evaluated by leading experts. The commentators are P W Anderson, R Askey, A Chorin, C Domb, R J Donnelly, W Ebeling, J-C Justice, H N W Lekkerkerker, P Mazur, H P McKean, J F Nagle, T Odijk, A B Pippard, G Stell, G H Weiss, and C N Yang.

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Monte Carlo Methods in Ab Initio Quantum Chemistry (World Scientific Lecture and Course Notes in Chemistry)
B. L. Hammond , William A., Jr. Lester , and Peter J. Reynolds
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Recent Advences in Quantum Monte Carlo Methods Part 2 (Recent Advances in Computational Chemistry)

ASIN: 9810203217

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This book presents the basic theory and application of the Monte Carlo method to the electronic structure of atoms and molecules. It assumes no previous knowledge of the subject, only a knowledge of molecular quantum mechanics at the first-year graduate level. A working knowledge of traditional ab initio quantum chemistry is helpful, but not essential.

Some distinguishing features of this book are:

Clear exposition of the basic theory at a level to facilitate independent study.

Discussion of the various versions of the theory: diffusion Monte Carlo, Green's function MonteCarlo, and release node Monte Carlo.

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This book provides a comprehensive account, from first principles, of the methods of numerical quantum mechanics, beginning with formulations and fundamental postulates. The development continues with that of the Hamiltonian and angular momentum operators, and with methods of approximating the solutions of the Schroedinger equation with variational and perturbation methods.

Chapter 3 is a description of the Hartree-Fock self-consistent field method, which is developed systematically for atoms. The Born-Oppenheimer approximation is introduced, and the numerical methods presented one by one thereafter in a logically consistent way that should be accessible to undergraduates. These include LCAO, Hartree-Fock-SCF method for molecules, Roothaan LCAO-MO-SCF method, and electron correlation energy.

Chapter 4 is devoted to the more sophisticated computational methods in quantum chemistry, with an introduction to topics that include: the zero differential overlap approximation; Huckel MO theory of conjugated molecules; Pariser-Parr-Pople MO method; extended Huckel theory; neglect of differential overlap methods; invariance in space requirements; CNDO; INDO; NDDO; MINDO; MNDO; AM1; MNDO-PM3; SAM1; SINDO1; CNDO/S; PCILO,X?; and ab initio methods.

This is followed by an introduction to Moller-Plesset perturbation theory of many electrons, and coupled perturbed Hartree Fock theory, with a description of the coupled cluster method. Finally Chapter 5 applies these methods to problems of contemporary interest.

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This book originates from lectures given at Shandong University and Nanjing University and the special topics course offered at Arizona State University. It is prepared at a level intended for chemistry and physics graduate students.

Electron Liquid Theory of Normal Metals (Horizons in World Physics)

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Electron Liquid Theory of Normal Metals (Horizons in World Physics)

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Electronic Structure and Chemical Bonding (World Scientific Series in Contemporary Chemical Physics, Vol 13)

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Electronic Structure and Chemical Bonding (World Scientific Series in Contemporary Chemical Physics, Vol 13)
J. R. Lalanne , R. Boisgard , D. Chartier , A. Ducasse , J. Hoarau , M. B. Mauhourat , C. Raballand , J. C. Rayez , C. Rulliere , F. Rivoal , and B. Veyret
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This book addresses the problem of teaching the Electronic Structure and Chemical Bonding of atoms and molecules to high school and university students. It presents the outcomes of thorough investigations of some teaching methods as well as an unconventional didactical approach which were developed during a seminar for further training organized by the University of Bordeaux I for teachers of the physical sciences.

The text is the result of a collective effort by eleven scientists and teachers: physicists and chemists doing research at the university or at the CRNS, university professors, and science teachers at high-school or university level.

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This book is a collection of selected papers on the Frontier Orbital Theory by Nobel prizewinner Kenichi Fukui (Chemistry 1981), with introductory notes. It provides the basic concept and formulation of the theory, and the physical and chemical significance of the frontier orbital interactions in chemistry, together with many practical applications. The formulation of the Intrinsic Reaction Coordinate and applications to some simple systems are also presented. The aim of this volume is to show by what forces chemical reactions are driven and to demonstrate how the regio- and stereo-selectivities are determined in chemical reactions. Students and senior investigators will gain insight into the nature of chemical reactions and find out how quantum chemical calculations are connected with chemical intuition.

Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry: A Tribute to the Memory of Per-Olov Lowdin, Vol. 3

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Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry: A Tribute to the Memory of Per-Olov Lowdin, Vol. 3

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Per-Olov Löwdin's stature has been a symbol of the world of quantum theory during the past five decades, through his basic contributions to the development of the conceptual framework of Quantum Chemistry and introduction of the fundamental concepts; through a staggering number of regular summer schools, winter institutes, innumerable lectures at Uppsala, Gainesville and elsewhere, and Sanibel Symposia; by founding the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry and Advances in Quantum Chemistry; and through his vision of the possible and his optimism for the future, which has inspired generations of physicists, chemists, mathematicians, and biologists to devote their lives to molecular electronic theory and dynamics, solid state, and quantum biology.

Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry: Volumes I, II and III form a collection of papers dedicated to the memory of Per-Olov Löwdin. These volumes are of interest to a broad audience of quantum, theoretical, physical, biological, and computational chemists; atomic, molecular, and condensed matter physicists; biophysicists; mathematicians working in many-body theory; and historians and philosophers of natural science. The volumes will be accessible to all levels, from students, PhD students, and postdocs to their supervisors.

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