The Gentner-Minerva Symposium on Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory

Topics: Physical Chemistry, Materials Science, Keywords: Nanotechnology, Surface Chemistry

Date: /16/17/18/19/20/21/ December 2007, Eilat, Israel, Asia

Web Site, Contact: conven4@diesenhaus.com

  

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Many of the fundamental processes in nature involve intricate dynamics of electrons in materials under complex circumstances. Time dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) is emerging as a practical yet accurate theoretical approach for studying such systems. The success of TDDFT stems from the fine combination of rigor (being based on a formally exact theory of interacting many-body quantum systems) and simplicity (circumventing the full many-body wave function). The existing approximations involved in the practical application of TDDFT have already proved that the method is of great utility. However, there are still open problems, phenomena which are not properly described or understood. The purpose of the symposium is to discuss the latest developments in time density functional theory, its implementation and its applications. The participants will focus on:

• Open theoretical problems
• Methods of solution, in particular new functionals and approaches
• New implementations
• Interesting and unique applications of TDDFT