THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY PART A

Degree course: 
Corso di Second cycle degree in CHEMISTRY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2020/2021
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Course type: 
Optional subjects
Credits: 
4
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
32
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (32 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Pertubation Theory, Fermi Golden Rule.Onsager Regression Hypothesis and Time Correlation Functions.
Response Functions and their relevance in Chemistry. Density Functional Theory.
Hohenberg and Kohn Theorem, Kohn-Sham Equations.
Interatomic and intermolecular potential energy functions. Their applications in molecular simulations approaches.
Integration of classical equation of motion (molecular dynamics).
Metropolis algorithm.
Unified approach of Molecular Dynamics and Density Functional Theory.

Introduction to a programming language (Fortran).
Coding a computer program for classical simulations of simple fluids.
Data analysis from simulations.

Theory:
Perturbation Theory,
Fermi Golden Rule.
Onsager Regression Hypothesis and Time Correlation Functions.
Response Functions and their relevance in Chemistry.
Hohenberg and Kohn Theorem, Kohn-Sham Equations.
Interatomic and intermolecular potential energy functions. Their applications in molecular simulations approaches.
Integration of classical equation of motion (molecular dynamics).
Metropolis algorithm.
Unified approach of Molecular Dynamics and Density Functional Theory.
Applications:
Introduction to a programming language (Fortran).
Coding a computer program for classical simulations of simple fluids.
Data analysis from simulations.

Lecture notes and scientific articles

Contact hours: any day by appointment via e-mail.

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