Scope of
this note is to explain applications of quantum mechanics to many-electron atoms
and molecules, concentrating on stationary and time-dependent electronic and
vibrational states. Topics covered includes: Need for quantum mechanics, Quantum
concepts and understanding quantum mechanics, Brief review of operators,
wavefunctions, and the Schrodinger equation with and without time, wavefunction
curvature, kinetic energy, and tunneling, Nodal properties of 3D wavefunctions
for various shapes, Physical relevance and the Rules of Quantum Mechanics,
Variation principle, linear variation method, and perturbation limit,
Born-Oppenheimer approximation, Integration of symmetry and group theory in the
context of quantum mechanics, Time dependent Schrodinger Equation, Time
Dependence of Probability Density, Atom-centered Density Matrix Propagation.
This note explains the following
topics: Introduction to Quantum Chemistry, Introduction to GAMESS, From
Schrodinger to Hartree-Fock, Basis Sets and Pseudopotentials, Density Functional
Theory, Introduction to MCSCF, Solvation Methods, Excited States Methods,
Composite Methods, Global Optimization and Coarse Graining.
This note covers the following topics: Theoretical Background, Bulk NaCl and
NaCl(001), Monoatomic Steps on NaCl(001), Halogen Adatoms on Alkali Halide
Surfaces, Towards a High Precision Estimate of the Adsorption Energy of Water on
Salt, Hybrid xc Functionals for Water Adsorption on NaCl(001) and Electronic
Structure Analysis.
This book describes the following
topics: Introduction to quantum mechanics, Quantum mechanics of atoms, Quantum
mechanics of molecules, Symmetry, Optical spectroscopy, Electronic spectroscopy,
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
Main goal of this note is
to introduce fundamental concepts of Quantum Mechanics with emphasis on Quantum
Dynamics and its applications to the description of molecular systems and their
inter actions with electromagnetic radiation.
This note covers the following topics: Atoms and Photons, Waves and
Particles, Quantum Mechanics of Some Simple Systems, Principles of Quantum
Mechanics, Harmonic Oscillator, Angular Momentum, Hydrogen Atom, Helium Atom,
Atomic Structure & the Periodic Law, Molecular Orbital Theory, Molecular
Symmetry, Molecular Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
This lecture note written by Prof. Troy Van Voorhis covers the
fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics: wave properties, uncertainty
principles, Schrodinger equation, and operator and matrix methods.
This lecture note covers topics in time-dependent quantum
mechanics, spectroscopy, and relaxation, with an emphasis on descriptions
applicable to condensed phase problems and a statistical description of
ensembles.