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Chapter One
Modern Theories of Continuum
Models
1.1 The Physical Model
Jacopo Tomasi
1.1.1 Introduction
As the title indicates, this chapter focuses on methodological problems relating to the
description of phenomena of chemical interest occurring in solution, using methods in
which a part of the whole material system is described by continuum models.
The inclusion in the book of this introductory section has been motivated by the
remarkable advances of continuum methods. Their extension to more complex properties
and to more complex systems makes it necessary to have a more detailed understanding
of the way in which physical concepts have to be further developed to continue this
promising line of investigation. The relatively simple procedures in use for three decade ... read full excerpt from Continuum Solvation Models in Chemical Physics: From Theory to Applications ebook
