The Chemical Bond is a Real Pattern
Vanessa A. Seifert
Abstract
Abstract There is a persisting debate about what chemical bonds are and whether they exist. I argue that chemical bonds are real patterns of interactions between subatomic particles. This proposal resolves the problems raised in the context of existing understandings of the chemical bond and provides a novel way to defend the reality of chemical bonds.
Topics & Concepts
Subatomic particleChemical bondBondContext (archaeology)Chemical physicsEpistemologyChemistryComputer sciencePhysicsPhilosophyQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryBiologyBusinessElementary particlePaleontologyFinanceHistory and advancements in chemistryComputational Drug Discovery MethodsPhilosophy and History of Science