CHEM540

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CHEM540

Advanced Quantum Chemistry CHEM540 SP

Not Currently Offered

Many electron wave function theory, operator formalisms and second quantization; fundamentals of restricted and unrestricted Hartree-Fock theory; electron correlation methods, pair and coupled pair theories; many-body perturbation theory and coupled-cluster theory. Suitable for advanced graduate students in physical chemistry and chemical physics.

MAJOR READINGS

Text: A. Szabo and N. Ostlund, MODERN
QUANTUM CHEMISTRY, MacMillan and Co., New York (1982)

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly graded problem sets.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Specific topics covered will be adjusted for the interests and background of students enrolled.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: GR Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: CHEM340 or PHYS315

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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