GAUSSIAN

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

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

Carl Friedrich Gauss: Carl Friedrich Gauss (Gau?) (April 30, 1777 – February 23, 1855) was a German mathematician and scientist of profound genius who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, magnetism, astronomy and optics. Sometimes known as "th...

Computational chemistry: Computational chemistry is a branch of theoretical chemistry whose major goals are to create efficient mathematical approximations and computer programs that calculate the properties of molecules (such as total energy, dipole andquadrupole moment, vibrational frequencies, reactivity and other divers...