Book Reviews- Resonance - February 2002

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Search About Resonance Editorial Board Guidelines Subscribe Current Issue February 2002 (Contents) Back Issues	Book Review Electrostatics of Atoms and Molecules. G Narahari Sastry
	Electrostatics of Atoms and Molecules by S R Gadre and R N Shirsat Universities Press 2000, Rs.175.	In the last decade or so, in silico prediction of molecular properties have become economic means of achieving quick insights, and in some instances attractive alternatives to the experimental techniques. ... The book, under review, is divided into four chapters and supplemented by seven appendices. ... The conventional quantum chemistry textbooks often truncate the treatment of electrostatics in general, and I do not find any other book of Indian origin on this topic at the same level. Thus, it would not be an exaggeration to state that this is the first attempt at a textbook or a monograph which thoroughly discusses the topic of electrostatics in our country. In conclusion, the efforts taken by the authors Gadre and Shirsat in bringing out a reasonably priced monograph on a topic of current interest are highly commendable. I recomm-end this book to all the physics, chemistry and biology students who have a keen interest in research as well as to fresh researchers and teachers. Read full article (86 Kb)
	Address for Correspondence G Narahari Sastry Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, R Venkatraman Nagar, Kalapet, Pondicherry 605 014, India. Email: gnsastry@yahoo.com
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