A Primer in Density Functional Theory

by Carlos Fiolhais (Editor), Fernando Nogueira (Editor), Miguel A.L. Marques (Editor)

Overview

Density functional theory (DFT) is by now a well-established method for tackling the quantum mechanics of many-body systems. Originally applied to compute properties of atoms and simple molecules, DFT has quickly become a work horse for more complex applications in the chemical and materials sciences. The present set of lectures, spanning the whole range from basic principles to relativistic and time-dependent extensions of the theory, is the ideal introduction for graduate students or nonspecialist researchers wishing to familiarize themselves with both the basic and most advanced techniques in this field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642057045
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/07/2010
Series:	Lecture Notes in Physics , #620
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Density Functionals for Non-relativistic Coulomb Systems in the New Century.- Orbital-Dependent Functionals for the Exchange-Correlation Energy: A Third Generation of Density Functionals.- Relativistic Density Functional Theory.- Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory.- Density Functional Theories and Self-energy Approaches.- A Tutorial on Density Functional Theory.