History#
A chronology of the foundational breakthroughs behind each subpackage, each one linked back to the corresponding implementation in the code.
Reaction Dynamics
Integrated rate laws, the Arrhenius equation, Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics, and reaction-network dynamics.
Jablonski-diagram excited-state kinetics, quantum yields, Stern-Volmer quenching, and photostationary states.
Langmuir/Freundlich/BET adsorption isotherms and Langmuir-Hinshelwood surface-reaction kinetics.
Thermodynamics & Equilibrium
pH/pOH and acid-base equilibria, buffers, titration curves, and solubility/activity coefficients.
Partition functions and their thermodynamic functions, the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, and lattice-gas adsorption.
Equations of state, phase boundaries, reaction equilibrium, and Raoult’s/Henry’s law mixtures.
Quantum & Spectroscopy
Particle-in-a-box, the harmonic oscillator and Morse potential, the rigid rotor, and Huckel theory.
Beer-Lambert absorbance, rotational/vibrational spectra, Franck-Condon progressions, and NMR multiplets.
Structure & Materials
Crystal systems and unit-cell volume, hard-sphere packing, ionic lattice energy, and powder XRD.
Chain statistics and the Flory exponent, molecular-weight distributions, and step-/chain-growth kinetics.
VSEPR geometry prediction, point-group determination, bond order, and formal-charge assignment.
Simulation & Electrochemistry
The Nernst equation, standard reduction potentials, Butler-Volmer kinetics, and battery discharge.
The Lennard-Jones fluid, bonded potentials, and velocity-rescaling/Nose-Hoover thermostats.
Analytical Methods
Redox/EDTA titration-curve simulation, chromatographic plate theory, and calibration curves.