Quantum-Mechanical Analysis of the MO Method and VB Method from the Position of PQS
9 Pages Posted: 9 Nov 2017 Last revised: 31 Dec 2018
Date Written: April 5, 2017
Abstract
The MO method and the VB method are analyzed using the principle of quantum superposition (PQS) and the method of describing a quantum system consisting of several parts. It is shown that the main assumption of the molecular orbitals method (namely, that the molecular orbital can be represented like a linear combination of overlapping atomic orbitals) enters into an insurmountable contradiction with the principle of quantum superposition. It is also shown that the description of a quantum system consisting of several parts (adopted in quantum mechanics) actually prohibits ascribe in VB method to members of equation corresponding canonical structures.
Keywords: The Method of Molecular Orbitals, Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals, Valence Bonds Method, The Principle of Quantum Superposition, Quantum Mechanics, The Superposition of Wave Functions.
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