Course full name
Electronic Excitations in Materials and in Nanostructures: theoretical methods, algorithms and computer tools
Course ID number
2122-79R-M3
Course Syllabus
Title
Electronic excitations in materials and in nanostructures: theoretical methods, algorithms and computer tools
Teacher(s)
Prof. Silvana Botti, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena,
Institut für Festkörpertheorie und optik, Germany
Language
English
Short description
1. Introduction to theoretical spectroscopy: the microscopic-macroscopic connection
2. Density Functional Theory
3. Linear response theory
4. Introduction to Green's functions
5. The GW approximation
6. Bethe-Salpeter equation
7. Time-dependent density functional theory
8. Excitonic effects in solids
9. Applications to real materialsCFU / Hours
1 CFU/ 8 hours
Teaching period
2022: from March 7 to March 11 (14.30-16.30).
UPDATE: COURSE IS POSTPONED. IT WILL LIKELY TAKE PLACE FROM JULY 4th to JULY 8 BUT WAIT FOR FINAL CONFIRMATION