The Schrödinger 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 Schrödinger 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?
- ISBN13 9781848167247
- Publish Date 26 August 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Imperial College Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 376
- Language English
- URL https://worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/p780