Physics 578A Syllabus

Physics 578A  Excited State Electronic Structure and Response Functions

Approximate Schedule - subject to change
 
 Week                 Topics to be covered during week

9/24-26    1.  Electron gas, Hartree-fock, Density Functional Theory (DFT)

9/29-10/3  2.  DFT, Electron Green's function, Self energy

10/6-10    3.  GW theory, Quasiparticles, energy gaps

10/13-17   4.  Real-space Multiple-scattering Theory, Path expansion,
                    X-ray spectra (EXAFS, XANES, ...) 

10/20-24   5.  Linear response theory, RPA, TDDFT,

10/27-31   6.  X-ray and photoemission spectra, edge-singularities

11/3-7     7.  Real-time TDLDA; linear and non-linear Optical response

11/10-14   8.  Relativistic electron energy loss spectra
           Note: Mon 11/11 is a holiday

11/17-21   9.  Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) - core-hole interaction

11/24-26   10. Beyond GW and BSE, quasi-boson method, satellites
           Note: Th-Fri 11/27-28 are holidays

12/1-5     11. Inelastic x-ray scattering, NRIXS and RIXS
           Notes: Fri Dec. 5 is the last class.
                  Fri Dec. 12 Due date for term papers