Yousef Saad Department Of Computer Science And Engineering
Yousef Saad Department Of Computer Science And Engineering
Yousef Saad Department Of Computer Science And Engineering
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The underlying physical laws necessary for the mathematical<br />
theory of a large part of physics and the whole chemistry<br />
are thus completely known, and the difficulty is only that the<br />
exact application of these laws leads to equations much too<br />
complicated to be soluble. It therefore becomes desirable<br />
that approximate practical methods of applying quantum<br />
mechanics should be developed, which can lead to the<br />
explanation of the main features of complex atomic systems<br />
without too much computations. Dirac, 1929<br />
➤ In 1929 quantum mechanics was basically understood<br />
➤ Today the “desire” to have approximate practical methods<br />
is still alive<br />
CSE Colloquium 11/09/09 p. 9