The Fuzzy Logic of the Chemical Bond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21584405 |
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| Authors | Michele Pizzochero (0000-0003-3948-8202, Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 625-633 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for General Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0925-4560 • E-ISSN: 0044-2216 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10838-024-09714-4 |
| OpenAlex | W4411418604 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
I present two arguments concerning the metaphysics of the chemical bond—the interatomic state underlying the structure of matter—by examining its structural and energetic conceptions. First, I argue that these conceptions of the chemical bond are plagued by an inherent vagueness owing to their sorites-susceptibility. Second, I argue that such vagueness can be remedied through infinite-valued semantics via a compatibility function that assigns degrees of chemical bonding to any pair of atoms, depending on their spatial arrangement. I support these arguments through quantum-mechanical calculations of the archetypal hydrogen molecule
Chemical bond · Epistemology · Fuzzy logic · Hydrogen bond · Metaphysics · Molecule · Philosophy of science · Physics · Quantum chemical · Quantum mechanics · Theoretical physics · Vagueness · Advanced Text Analysis Techniques · Chemistry · Computational Drug Discovery Methods · History and advancements in chemistry · Mathematics · Philosophy
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