GAUSSIAN

:Generally, the word gaussian pertains to Carl Friedrich Gauss and his ideas.

Related Topics:
Gaussian - Carl Friedrich Gauss

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GAUSSIAN is a computational chemistry software program was first written by John Pople. The name originates from Pople's use of Gaussian orbitals to speed up calculations compared to those using Slater-type orbitals. The practice improved performance on slower computer hardware and facilitated the growth of computational chemistry, particularly ab initio methods such as Hartree-Fock. Gaussian's copyright was originally held by Carnegie Mellon University, and later by Gaussian, Inc.

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Computational chemistry - Software - John Pople - Gaussian orbitals - Slater-type orbitals - Ab initio - Hartree-Fock - Carnegie Mellon University

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Gaussian quickly became one of the most popular and widely-used computational chemistry packages. Prof. Pople and his research group were among those who pushed the development of the package, including cutting-edge research in quantum chemistry and other fields.

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