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0125989105 978-0125989107 March 27, 1997 1
Fuzzy Logic has gained increasing acceptance as a way to deal with complexity and uncertainty in many areas of science and engineering. This book is the first to address its practical applications to chemical systems. Ten distinguished authors discuss the role of fuzzy logic in the characterization of a variety of chemical concepts, including chirality, quantum systems, molecular engineering and design, and hierarchical classification methods. Fuzzy Logic in Chemistry will appeal to both students and professionals who are seeking to learn more about theory and applications in an area of growing importance to the physical sciences.

Key Features
* The first book on the applications of fuzzy logic in chemistry
* Covers a topic relevant to many disciplines, including molecular design
* Discusses applications of fuzzy logic to the physical sciences, a rapidly growing area
* Features chapters from highly distinguished authors in the physical sciences

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"...the book provides a useful introduction to potential chemical applications,..."
--Gerald Maggiora, Pharmacia & Upjohn, CHEMISTRY & INDUSTRY.
"...the book is a good summary of current applications of fuzzy logic in chemistry. It provides a thought-provoking examination of the way chemists think about struture. In addition, the application oriented chapters illustrate the utility of fuzzy logic for understanding spectra and structures."
--Matthew Clark, Institute for Scientific Information, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

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In recent years fuzzy logic has gained widespread acceptance in many areas of science and technology as a powerful approach to the treatment of uncertainty in complex systems. This book, which begins with a foreword by the founder of fuzzy logic, Professor Lotfi A. Zadeh of the University of California at Berkeley, is the first to explore the role of fuzzy logic in chemistry. Nine distinguished authors not only provide the necessary theoretical background but also describe the practical aspects of fuzzy theory in all of the significant areas of chemical application. Included in their treatment are such topics as:

*Foundations of fuzzy logic
*Growing importance of fuzzy logic in the physical sciences
*Description of molecular size and shape
*Definition of chemical concepts such as chirality
*Role of fuzzy logic in quantum-chemical systems
*Hierarchical classification of chemical species and systems
*Engineering of molecular species, including drug design
Fuzzy Logic in Chemistry will appeal to a broad spectrum of chemists seeking to know more about the the relevance of fuzzy methods to chemical systems.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 364 pages
  • Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (March 27, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0125989105
  • ISBN-13: 978-0125989107
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars First book to use fuzzy logic in chemistry, July 30, 2004
This review is from: Fuzzy Logic in Chemistry (Hardcover)
A surprising thing about this book is that it appears to be the first to use fuzzy logic in chemistry. Given that it was published in 1997, that seems rather late, since fuzzy logic was well established in computing and electric engineering in the 1980s.

Ah, but better late than never. Since most chemists have never dealt with fuzzy logic, the editor chose the wise step of having several research chemists write the chapters. Hopefully, this will ease acceptance of the method amongst chemists.

The subjects of the chapters tend to be hard, unsurprisingly. No softball simple textbook examples. Instead, we deal with issues like determining the shape of a large molecule, or the design of a drug.
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expected an unstoppable march in the progress of science and technology to solve all our ills. Over the centuries, the conceivable areas where we might look for certainty have been steadily whittled away, and this has resulted in substantial erosion of many of our belief systems. Read the first page
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homochirality classes, fragment density matrices, approximate nuclear structure, nonpure state, binary fuzzy partition, chiral pathways, nuclear molecular masses, nuclear position operators, achiral pathway, fuzzy level, symmetry deficiency measures, asymmetric tetrahedron, fragment density matrix, pseudoscalar properties, thermal density operator, infinitely many spins, nuclear molecular structure, operational null, initio quality electron densities, canonical curvatures, many pure states, entropy decomposition, macromolecular electron densities, available spectral information, chirality measure
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New York, Academic Press, Quantum Chem, Oxford Univ, World Scientific, Cambridge Univ, Kluwer Academic, Mathematical Chemistry Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Chemistry Copyright, Computational Chemistry, Acta Crystallogr, Deduction of the Gibberellic Acid Structure, Englewood Cliffs, San Diego, The Philosophical Works of Descartes, Conference Proceedings, Connection Related, Emerging Paradigms, Fuzzy Sets Syst, London Ser, Niels Bohr, The Force Concept, The Netherlands, Van Nostrand-Reinhold
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