The scientific literature in chemistry and physics abounds with abbreviations of chemical compounds, physical methods and mathematical procedures. Unfortunately, many authors take it for granted that the reader knows the meaning of an abbreviation, something quite trivial for a specialist. For the less informed reader, these abbreviations thus present definite communication problems. The Gmelin Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Max Planck Society has collected more than 4000 abbreviations for methods and terms from chemistry, physics and mathematics and more than 4000 chemical compounds (mostly ligands in coordination chemistry and standard reagents for physical and analytical methods). GABCOM and GABMET provide an overview enabling readers and authors to check the definition of an abbreviation used by an author and to see whether this abbreviation is already being used for other purposes. GABCOM and GABMET are also in preparation in electronic form (data file and search software) for IBM-PC or compatible computers.

In der chemischen und physikalischen Fachliteratur werden hAufig AbkA1/4rzungen fA1/4r chemische Verbindungen sowie fA1/4r Arbeitsmethoden, mathematische Rechenverfahren u.a. verwendet. Leider ist es eine verbreitete Arbeitsweise, daA die Autoren als Spezialisten die fA1/4r sie triviale Kenntnis dieser AbkA1/4rzungen voraussetzen. FA1/4r den nicht spezialisierten Leser bereiten diese AbkA1/4rzungen daher gewisse VerstAndnisprobleme. Das Gmelin-Institut fA1/4r Anorganische Chemie der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft hat aus der Literatur des Zeitraums 1950-1990 eine Sammlung solcher AbkA1/4rzungen erarbeitet. Im vorliegenden Buch sind mehr als 4000 AbkA1/4rzungen fA1/4r Methoden und Begriffe aus Chemie, Physik und Mathematik und A1/4ber 4000 AbkA1/4rzungen fA1/4r chemische Verbindungen (insbesondere Komplexbildner und Standard-Substanzen physikalischer MeAmethoden) zusammengestellt. Mit GABCOM und GABMET kAnnen Leser und Autoren feststellen, was mit einer speziellen AbkA1/4rzung gemeint ist, bzw. ob die von ihnen gewAhlte AbkA1/4rzung nicht schon fA1/4r andere Verfahren oder Verbindungen benutzt wird. GABCOM und GABMET sind auch in elektronisch lesbarer Form (Daten und SuchoberflAche) fA1/4r IBM-PCs oder kompatible Rechner in Vorbereitung.

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