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This volume contains a representative selection of papers presented at the Tenth European Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics (QSCP-X) , held at Beït al-Hikma, seat of the Académie Tunisienne des Sciences, des Arts et des Lettres, in Carthage, Tunisia, September 1-7, 2005. About 90 scientists from 18 countries, half of them from North Africa, attended the meeting, which foc- sed on the evolution of current issues and problems in methods and applications. This workshop continued the series that was established by Roy McWeeny near Pisa (Italy) , in April 1996, then continued on a yearly basis: Oxford (1997) , Granada (1998) , Paris (1999) , Uppsala (2000) , Sofia (2001) , Bratislava (2002) , Athens (2003) , Grenoble (2004) ... . The purpose of QSCP workshops is to bring together chemists and physicists with a common field of interest - the quantum mechanical theory of the many-body problem - and foster collaboration at the fundamental level of innovative theory and conceptual development. Quantum mechanics provides a theoretical foundation for our understanding of the str- ture and properties of atoms, molecules and the solid state in terms of their c- ponent particles, electrons and nuclei. The study of 'Quantum Systems in Ch- istry and Physics' therefore underpins many of the emerging fields in science and technology: nanostructures, smart materials, drug design, and so on. The tenth workshop was the first in the series held outside Europe.