Liliana Mammino - Advances in Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology: Selected Proceedings of QSCP-XXIII (Kruger Park, South Africa, September 2018)

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This volume collects 16 selected papers from the scientific contributions presented at the Twenty-Third International Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology (QSCP-XXIII), organized by Pr Liliana Mammino from the University of Venda at Mopani Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa, on September 2329, 2018. Close to 70 scientists from 15 countries attended this meeting. The participants discussed the state of the art, new trends, and future evolution of methods in molecular quantum mechanics and their applications to a broad variety of problems in chemistry, physics, and biology.

The high-level attendance attained in this conference was particularly gratifying. It is the renowned interdisciplinary nature and friendly feeling of QSCP meetings that make them so successful discussion forums.

The workshop took place at Mopani Camp, one of the coziest of the nine camps in Kruger National Park and the closest to the Phalaborwa airport gate. From the large balcony of the restaurant one could watch, after the talks, a crocodile or a hippopotamus freely swimming, or a giraffe or elephant herd coming to drink in nearby waters. The Kruger National Park, which became South Africas first national park in 1926, is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, extending over 360 km from North to South and 65 km from West to East. It is located in the west of Mozambique and south of Zimbabwe and is part of the Kruger to Canyons International Man and Biosphere UNESCO Reserve.

Details of the Kruger Park meeting, including the scientific and social programs, can be found on the web site: https://sites.google.com/view/qscp-2018 . Altogether, there were 12 morning and afternoon sessions, where 28 plenary lectures and invited talks were given, and three evening poster sessions, with 18 posters being displayed. We are grateful to all the participants for making the QSCP-XXIII workshop a stimulating experience and a great success.