In Electrons in Molecules (EIM), Launay and Verdaguer have provided us with a marvellous book reflecting their multidisciplinary knowledge of, contribution to, and perspective on current professional practice at the interface of physics, chemistry, and materials science.
Launay and Verdaguer spare us from the grandiose claim that an action principle of anyone's creation can be used to eponymously recover “electrons in molecules” in the manner others claim to have discovered “atoms in molecules.” As a further bonus, their molecules are free from the propriety of having their electrons confined to envelopes of “zero-flux.”
EIM's Preface states that the title “… can also be read as ‘understanding the electronic structure and electronic properties of molecules.’ Electrons are dividing their roles in a molecular entity: some ensure the chemical bonds and allow the stability of the molecules, while others are less bound to the atomic core and provide the molecules with their...
