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The hazards of life and the chance to be at the border of different worlds. A subjective view of fifty years in quantum chemistry

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André, JM. The hazards of life and the chance to be at the border of different worlds. A subjective view of fifty years in quantum chemistry. Sci. China Chem. (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-014-5201-0

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