History#

A chronology of the foundational breakthroughs behind each subpackage, each one linked back to the corresponding implementation in the code.

Reaction Dynamics

chemistrykit.kinetics

Integrated rate laws, the Arrhenius equation, Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics, and reaction-network dynamics.

Breakthroughs in Chemical Kinetics
chemistrykit.photochem

Jablonski-diagram excited-state kinetics, quantum yields, Stern-Volmer quenching, and photostationary states.

Breakthroughs in Photochemistry
chemistrykit.surface

Langmuir/Freundlich/BET adsorption isotherms and Langmuir-Hinshelwood surface-reaction kinetics.

Breakthroughs in Surface Chemistry and Catalysis

Thermodynamics & Equilibrium

chemistrykit.solutions

pH/pOH and acid-base equilibria, buffers, titration curves, and solubility/activity coefficients.

Breakthroughs in Solution Chemistry
chemistrykit.statmech

Partition functions and their thermodynamic functions, the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, and lattice-gas adsorption.

Breakthroughs in Molecular Statistical Mechanics
chemistrykit.thermo

Equations of state, phase boundaries, reaction equilibrium, and Raoult’s/Henry’s law mixtures.

Breakthroughs in Chemical Thermodynamics

Quantum & Spectroscopy

chemistrykit.quantum

Particle-in-a-box, the harmonic oscillator and Morse potential, the rigid rotor, and Huckel theory.

Breakthroughs in Quantum Chemistry
chemistrykit.spectro

Beer-Lambert absorbance, rotational/vibrational spectra, Franck-Condon progressions, and NMR multiplets.

Breakthroughs in Spectroscopy

Structure & Materials

chemistrykit.crystal

Crystal systems and unit-cell volume, hard-sphere packing, ionic lattice energy, and powder XRD.

Breakthroughs in Crystallography
chemistrykit.polymer

Chain statistics and the Flory exponent, molecular-weight distributions, and step-/chain-growth kinetics.

Breakthroughs in Polymer Chemistry
chemistrykit.structure

VSEPR geometry prediction, point-group determination, bond order, and formal-charge assignment.

Breakthroughs in Molecular Structure

Simulation & Electrochemistry

chemistrykit.electrochem

The Nernst equation, standard reduction potentials, Butler-Volmer kinetics, and battery discharge.

Breakthroughs in Electrochemistry
chemistrykit.md

The Lennard-Jones fluid, bonded potentials, and velocity-rescaling/Nose-Hoover thermostats.

Breakthroughs in Molecular Dynamics

Analytical Methods

chemistrykit.analytical

Redox/EDTA titration-curve simulation, chromatographic plate theory, and calibration curves.

Breakthroughs in Analytical Chemistry