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Hungarian Quantum Chemistry: Part A - Early and Recent History

  • 1st Edition, Volume 93 - January 23, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Peter Surján, Agnes Szabados
  • Language: English

Hungarian Quantum Chemistry: Part A – Early and Recent History, Volume 93 in the Advances in Quantum Chemistry series, highlights the historical and contemporary contributions… Read more

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Hungarian Quantum Chemistry: Part A – Early and Recent History, Volume 93 in the Advances in Quantum Chemistry series, highlights the historical and contemporary contributions of scientists to the field of molecular electronic structure theory. Chapters in this new release include Pioneering attempts in Hungary on treating quantum systems, The Early History of Hungarian Quantum Chemistry: From Physics to Applications in Chemistry and Biology, Contributions of Edward Teller to Molecular Quantum Theory, Quantum Chemistry at the Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest) between 1962 and 1982, and Gödel’s argument, human intelligence and the electronic structure of the substrates of life - the legacy of Janos Ladik.

Additional chapters cover István Mayer — chemical concepts in quantum chemistry, János Ángyán, a European Career, Weaving the Fabric of Quantum Chemistry: Hungarians’ Contributions at Home and Abroad, Fifty-five Years of Quantum Chemistry, Kállay Laboratory, Molecular Quantum electro-Dynamics Research Group in Budapest, and The Szalay Group at ELTE.

Key features

  • Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors
  • Presents the latest release in the Advances in Quantum Chemistry series
  • Updated release includes the latest information on this timely topic

Readership

Quantum chemists who seek to learn more about quantum computing and quantum computing researchers who would like to explore applications in quantum chemistry

Table of contents

Prologue

Peter Surján and Agnes Szabados

Part I: Historical review

1. Pioneering attempts in Hungary on treating quantum systems

Péter R. Surján

2. The early history of Hungarian quantum chemistry: From physics to applications in chemistry and biology

Gábor Náray-Szabó

3. Edward Teller’s contribution to molecular quantum theory

Katalin Kamarás, Jenö Kürti, Péter R. Surján, and Péter G. Szalay

4. Quantum chemistry at the Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest) at the early computer age, between 1962 and 1982

Peter Pulay

5. Gödel’s argument, human intelligence and the electronic structure of the substrates of life – the legacy of János Ladik

Erkki J. Brändas

6. István Mayer – chemical concepts in quantum chemistry

György Lendvay and Andrea Hamza

7. János Ángyán—A European career

Peter Reinhardt

8. Weaving the fabric of quantum chemistry: Hungarians’ contributions at home and abroad

Péter R. Surján

9. Fifty-five years of quantum chemistry

György B. Bácskay

Part II: Some Current Laboratories in Hungary

10. Kállay laboratory

Zoltán Rolik and Péter R. Surján

11. The Molecular Quantum electro-Dynamics Research Group in Budapest

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12. The Szalay Group at ELTE

Péter G. Szalay

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 93
  • Published: January 31, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Agnes Szabados

Affiliations and expertise
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Egyetem, Hungary

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