Methods of Electronic-Structure Calculations

Dr. Michael Springborg heads up of the three groups in Physical Chemistry at the University of Saarland where the main activities concentrate on teaching and research.

• PRELIMINARIES. Operators. Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions. Factorization;Time and Spin Dependence. Variational Principle;Lagrange Multipliers. Perturbation Theory. Symmetry and Group Theory. BASIC METHODS. The Schrödinger Equation and the Born-Oppenheimer Approximation. The Hartree, Hartree-Fock, and Hartree-Fock-Roothaan Methods. Basis Sets. Semiempirical Methods. Creation and Annihilation Operators. Correlation Effects. Where are the Electrons and Atoms? Density Functional Theory. Some Simplifications and Technical Details. Green's Function. SPECIAL PROPERTIES. Acidity and Basicity;Hardness and Softness. Periodicity and Band Structures. Structure and Forces. Vibrations. Electronic Excitations. Relativistic Effects. Molecules and Solids in Electromagnetic Fields. SPECIAL SYSTEMS. Impurities. Surfaces and Interfaces. Non-Periodic, Extended Systems. Phase Diagrams. Clusters. Macromolecules. Interactions. Solvation. References. Index.

"..an admirable attempt to cover the whole of modern electronic-structure calculations and is a must-have for anyone studying or actively researching in this field." (Contemporary Physics, Vol.43, No.3, 2002)