Mario Barbatti

@mbarbatti.bsky.social

Professor of theoretical chemistry / molecular physics at Aix Marseille University. Member of Institut Universitaire de France. Newton-X designer.đź§Ş

The Born–Oppenheimer approximation is the most influential contemporary scientific theory, entirely unknown to the public. Has anyone not holding a chemistry degree ever heard of it? Yet, it is only thanks to it that the ball-and-stick image of molecules exists.🧪 zenodo.org/records/1973...

The Born–Oppenheimer Rules to Play the Molecular Game

This essay explains the principles of quantum chemistry through the metaphor of a roller coaster game, focusing on the Born–Oppenheimer approximation and its role in modeling molecular behavior.

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