The Chemical Bond is a Real Pattern

Philosophy of Science:1-47 (forthcoming)
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Abstract

There is a persisting debate about what chemical bonds are and whether they exist. I argue that chemical bonds are real patterns of interactions between subatomic particles. This proposal resolves the problems raised in the context of existing understandings of the chemical bond and provides a novel way to defend the reality of chemical bonds.

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Vanessa Seifert
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