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Theoretical Chemistry of Gold
Author(s) -
Pyykkö Pekka
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200300624
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , element (criminal law) , theoretical physics , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , physics , computer science , political science , law , programming language
Gold is an element whose unique properties are strongly influenced by relativistic effects. A large body of appropriate calculations now exist and their main conclusions are summarized. The theoretical interpretation of the aurophilic attraction is discussed in detail.