Much of our understanding of molecules and materials is derived from their responses to electromagnetic fields – from high-resolution spectroscopic analyses for the identification of molecules in interstellar space, to magnetic resonance imaging used in medical diagnostics, to non-linear fiber optics employed in telecommunications. This school will focus on the quantum mechanical theories underlying weak-field responses in absorption, emission, and scattering, at a level appropriate for graduate students and postdoctoral researc
hers.
The lectures will cover the topics of the book: Principles and practices of molecular properties: Theory, modeling and simulations. A copy of the book is included in the registration fee.
Lecturers:
- T. Daniel Crawford, Virgina Tech, Blacksburg (VA), USA
- Patrick Norman, Royal School of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)
- Kenneth Ruud, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway
- Trond Saue, University Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Toulouse (France)
Web page for the summer school and registration: https://www.theory.chem.vt.edu/response/index.html