Symposium overview computer simulation of inorganic solids

Summary

A symposium on ‘Computer Simulation of Inorganic Solids’, organised by the Applied Solid State Chemistry Group Trust and by the Polar Solids Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry was held in London, in December 1988. Speakers at the forefront of research in computational techniques for simulation of inorganic solid materials reviewed the range of application of these methods and the prospects for future application to a largely non-specialist audience.

The meeting was timely and well supported. The majority of the talks given are presented in this volume. This overview discusses the recent expansion of interest in solid state chemistry and the important role that computer simulation methods have played in this growth. The papers are summarised with especial reference to recent developments in solid state chemistry and materials science.