NDLI: The relationship between chemistry and physics from the perspective of Bohmian mechanics

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Author	Fortin, Sebastian Lombardi, Olimpia González, Juan Camilo Martínez
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Although during the last decades the philosophy of chemistry has greatly extended its thematic scope, the main difficulties appear in the attempt to link the chemical description of atoms and molecules and the description supplied by quantum mechanics. The aim of this paper is to analyze how the difficulties that threaten the continuous conceptual link between molecular chemistry and quantum mechanics can be overcome or, at least, moderated from the perspective of BM. With this purpose, in “The quantum-mechanical challenges” section the foundational incompatibility between chemical and SQM descriptions will be briefly recalled. “Bohmian mechanics” section will be devoted to explain the main features of BM. In “Empirical equivalence and underdetermination” section, the consequences of the empirical equivalence between SQM and BM will be discussed. Finally, in the Conclusion, we will stress the scope of the obtained conclusions and the philosophical difficulties that still remain even after adopting BM for foundational purposes.
Starting Page	43
Ending Page	59
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13864238
Journal	Foundations of Chemistry
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15728463
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2017-03-11
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Chemical descriptions Molecular chemistry Quantum mechanics Bohmian mechanics Philosophy of Science Chemistry/Food Science History Physical Chemistry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry History Biochemistry

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