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A Primer in Density Functional Theory

By John P. Perdew , Stefan Kurth (auth.) , Carlos Fiolhais , Fernando Nogueira , Miguel A. L. Marques (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2003
ISBN
9783540030836, 3540030832
DOI
10.1007/3-540-37072-2
ISSN
0075-8450
Open Library ID
OL9053939M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6120511 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 620
Edition
1
Pages
258\269
Topic
Physics
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50
Mathematical and Computational Physics; Theoretica

Description

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.

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