Chemistry
is not only test tubes and chemicals. In quantum chemistry (computational/theoretical
chemistry), quantum mechanics is used to compute the properties of
molecules and their interaction.
With recent advances in hardware and software, it is possible to use
the complex equations of quantum mechanics (HΨ= EΨ) to study
molecules and chemical processes with the help of computers. Insights that
are learned about molecules via computer models provide a new and powerful
methodology to understand and interpret the complexity and beauty of
chemical and biochemical phenomena that we can witness each and every day.
Chemistry
with Computers: