Solving the Schrodinger Equation: Has Everything Been Tried?

The Schr?dinger equation is the master equation of quantum chemistry. The founders of quantum mechanics realised how this equation underpins essentially the whole of chemistry. However, they recognised that its exact application was much too complicated to be solvable at the time. More than two generations of researchers were left to work out how to achieve this ambitious goal for molecular systems of ever-increasing size. This book focuses on non-mainstream methods to solve the molecular electronic Schr?dinger equation. Each method is based on a set of core ideas and this volume aims to explain these ideas clearly so that they become more accessible. By bringing together these non-standard methods, the book intends to inspire graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and academics to think of novel approaches. Is there a method out there that we have not thought of yet? Can we design a new method that combines the best of all worlds?

Author: Paul Popelier

Publisher: Imperial College Press

Publication Date: Aug 26, 2011

Number of Pages: 376 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1848167245

ISBN-13: 9781848167247