A Primer in Density Functional Theory

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fiolhais, Carlos (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Nogueira, Fernando (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Marques, Miguel A.L (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2003.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 620
• Subjects: Mathematical physics.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Quantum physics.; Atomic structure .; Molecular structure .; Condensed matter.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.; Quantum Physics.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.; Condensed Matter Physics.
• Physical Description: XIII, 258 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540370727
• ISSN: 0075-8450 ;
• DOI: 10.1007/3-540-37072-2

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.