What are the differences between quantum chemistry and quantum physics?
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Johan Falk
Johan Falk, Masters degree in modern physics.
Answered Oct 5 2016 · Author has 105 answers and 51.3k answer views
Not much, as I understand it. Quantum chemistry is quantum mechanics applied on chemistry, while quantum physics is a bit broader. (By “quantum mechanics” some mean a more theoretical focus, compared to quantum physics. And some, as I understand it, use the terms interchangeably.)
I haven’t studied quantum chemistry, but from what I know of quantum mechanics I’d guess a lot of focus is put on electron configuration and mechanisms in chemical reactions. Perhaps also material properties. (Not, for example, quantum entanglement or more theoretical parts of quantum mechanics
