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Phenomena in Physical and Surface Chemistry

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Pharmaco-complexity

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Complex phenomena leading to nonlinear behavior occur at all scales of scrutiny. The underlying complexity in chemical and physicochemical phenomena has been noted. Chemical reactions, molecular aggregation, and self-association have been shown to follow principles that require nonlinear interpretation to allow prediction of system behavior. Some phenomena enter the realms of mathematical complexity. Notably, gas adsorption isotherms/desorption isotherm can exhibit catastrophic events in which subtle changes in conditions lead to discontinuous changes in surface occupancy. Additionally, modeling of surface rugosity and porosity with classical analyses, such as Fourier series interpretations, can evolve into fractal non-integer dimensions that are between traditional surface and volume terms.

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Hickey, A.J., Smyth, H.D.C. (2020). Phenomena in Physical and Surface Chemistry. In: Pharmaco-complexity. AAPS Introductions in the Pharmaceutical Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42783-2_2

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