Description: In this PhD course, the focus in on excited states and their role in the optical response. We discuss general features of excitations induced by electromagnetic fields. The theoretical calculation of excited states in quantum mechanics is complicated because most methods are designed for ground-state calculation. This goes for conventional Hartree-Fock theory and density-functional theory (DFT). However, with suitable modification excited states can be computed with reasonable accuracy.

In the course, we will our way up from the simple case of an isolated atom, in particular, helium. Here, the lowest excitations are discrete states. We the turn to metallic  nanoparticles and study the collective excitations, i.e. plasmons. Finally, we will investigate the optical response of crystalline semiconductor and look at many-body excitations here too.
 
1. 17/2 Hartree-Fock (HF) theory
2. 18/2 (As much as “writing and reviewing…” allows) Computer implementation of Hartree-Fock theory in Gauss basis
3. 19/2 Configuration interaction and application to Helium
4. 20/2 Excitation energies in HF and Density-functional theory (DFT)
5. 21/2 Time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT)
6. 24/2 The jellium model of metallic nanoparticles
7. 25/2 Properties of metallic nanoparticles
8. 26/2 Plasmons in metallic nanoparticles
9. 27/2 Electrons in periodic systems, semiconductors
10. 28/2 Excitons in semiconductors

Organizer: Thomas G. Pedersen

Lecturers: Thomas G. Pedersen

ECTS: 2.5

Time: 17-21 and 24-28 February, 2014, Each day from 9.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 to 15.30

Place: Skjernvej 4, Aalborg University

Zip code: 9220

City: Aalborg

Number of seats:

Deadline: 27 January, 2014