Quantum Chemistry of Solids

Born 1937 in St.Petersburg (Russia). A study of Theoretical Physics at St.Petersburg State University ( SPBU).1964 PhD. From 1964 to 1968 assistant at SPBU, mathematical physics department. From 1968-quantum chemistry department at SPBU-associate Professor (1968). Professor (1979),since 1995 Head of Quantum Chemistry Department , SPBU. Full Member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (1992),Humboldt Foundation award winner ( 1998), foreign member of Latvian Academy of Science (2003), Author of 200 scientific publications on theory of symmetry and electronic structure of crystals and 6 books, including Site Symmetry in Crystals.Theory and applications, published in Springer Series in Solid State sciences in two editions ( 1993,1997)

• From the contents Introduction.- Part 1 Theory: Symmetry of Periodic Solids. LCAO Hartree-Fock and Density Functional Methods.- Space groups and crystal structure. Irreducible representations of space groups.- Site symmetry and induced representations of point and space groups.- Use of the space symmetry groups in LCAO methods.- One electron and one determinant approximations for crystals.- Hartree-Fock-Roothaan (LCAO) method for periodic solids.- DFT LCAO methods for periodic solids.- Part 2 Applications: LCAO calculations of a bulk crystal properties, point defects and surfaces. Band structure, optical properties and density of states in bulk crystals. Crystal structure optimization in LCAO methods.- Localized orbitals in crystals. Chemical bonding in periodic solids.- LCAO calculations of magnetic ordering in transition metal oxides.- Wannier functions and Berry phase.- Molecular Cluster model of defective crystal. Point defects in ionic solids.- Supercell model of defective crystal. Point defects in semiconductors.- Single and Repeating slab models of surface.- LCAO surface calculations on rutile and perovskite crystals.- Molecular cluster models of adsorption.