Science progresses by a symbiotic interaction between theory and experiment: theory is
used to interpret experimental results and may suggest new experiments; experiment
helps to test theoretical predictions and may lead to improved theories. Theoretical
Chemistry (including Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics) provides the conceptual
and technical background and apparatus for the rationalisation of phenomena in the
chemical sciences. It is, therefore, a wide ranging subject, reflecting the diversity of
molecular and related species and processes arising in chemical systems. The book
series Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics aims to report advances in
methods and applications in this extended domain. It will comprise monographs as well
as collections of papers on particular themes, which may arise from proceedings of
symposia or invited papers on specific topics as well as initiatives from authors or
translations