Subject: phase/orbitals

From: Sengen Sun <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 11:13:37 -0700 (PDT)

I received 9 messages for my posting of July 16 on
this subject.

One of them requested a summary of discussions on MO
control theories. 

Two of them asked me not to disclose their discussions
to the public. 

The remaining 6 messages provided me more explanations
on the essence of MOs. I (a fast learner) have to
accept that single MOs have no physical meaning, have
no physical existence, and are not observable. Thanks
to all about 20 people who responded in the last two
months. 

Some people of this list suggested me that the MO
control is a kind of quantum phenomena that can not be
logically explained using our human languages. We have
to accept them (without a logical understanding). This
worries me. 

Dewar used strong words “hypnotic effect” to describe
the MO phase control. His severe remarks upset me.
Others attempted to describe what the actual
controlling power is (e.g., Bader & MacDougall, JACS
1985, 107, 6788). Further, many experimental facts
violate the MO control theories (theories violate
facts?). Why don’t we scrutinize the opposite opinions
and the experimental facts in a logical way based on
the essence of MOs? 

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