QUANTUM THEORY OF ELECTRON CORRELATION IN MOLECULES

Credit Hours: 1.5 · Graduate

This is a rigorous graduate-level course in theoretical quantum chemistry, focusing on both traditional and relatively modern ab initio electronic structure models. Students will learn the fundamentals of many-particle quantum mechanics alongside concepts relevant to molecular electronic structure theory. The course will cover theoretical models of interacting electrons spanning Hartree-Fock theory, many-body perturbation theory, coupled cluster theory, and stochastic methods. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CHEM 430 or CHEM 530