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The European summerschool in quantum chemistry (ESQC-99) will be arranged
for the sixth time in August 1999. The goal of the school is to introduce
the participants into modern methods and computational techniques in quantum
chemistry. More and more scientists in different field of chemistry are
using theoretical methods in their research, either as a technique per se,
or as a complement to experimental work. As a result there is a growing
need to acquire the background knowledge necessary for a skillful use of
these methods. The European Summer School in Quantum Chemistry (ESQC) was
started with the aim of disseminating such knowledge. The first school was
held in August 1989.
The emphasis of the school will be more on understanding than on the technical aspects of methods, and much time will be devoted to the discussion of different electronic structure problems and the choice of appropriate methods for their solution. The course will consist of both lectures and exercises. The total fee for the summer school includes food and lodging and a small tuition fee. It will be assumed that the majority of the students can find their own financial sources to cover their expenses. A small number of bursaries will, however, be available, so please inform us if you wish to apply for such support. It is, however, wise to investigate other possible means of covering the expenses, since the number of such applications is certain to be much larger than the number of available bursaries.
Tjörnarps Kursgård is a conference centre located in the province of Skåne in southern Sweden. It is situated in a forest area with good opportunities for different outdoor activities, such as jogging, swimming (there is a pool), angling (in a nearby lake) and other sport activities (soccer games will be arranged).
The cost for the summer school is estimated to be 9 500 SEK for university participants and 19000 SEK for others. This price includes food and lodging in single rooms and also the tuition fee, and school material (including two text books).
The number of students will be limited to around 60. Participation can therefore not be guaranteed for all applicants. Please indicate your interest in participating by returning the attached form not later than Jan. 1st, 1999.
Lecturers:
Reinhart Ahlrichs (Karlsruhe) Trygve U. Helgaker (Oslo) Nicholas Handy (Cambridge Jeppe Olsen (Lund) Per-Åke Malmqvist (Lund) Björn O. Roos (Lund) Roland Lindh (Lund) Per Siegbahn (Stockholm) Peter R. Taylor (San Diego) Ulf Wahlgren (Stockholm)
Curriculum:
Theory:
Introduction to second quantization;
Mathematical tools in quantum chemistry;
Molecular symmetry in quantum chemistry;
Basis sets;
Integrals and integral gradients;
SCF methods;
Multiconfigurational SCF theory and multiconfigurational perturbation theory;
Configuration interaction and coupled cluster methods;
Density functional theory;
Gradient methods and potential surfaces.
Applications:
Molecular structure and energies
Energy surfaces for chemical reactions
Spectroscopy and photochemistry
Molecular properties (electric and magnetic)
Intermolecular interactions
The lectures will take place before lunch and the afternoon will be devoted to exercises. They aim at training the students in understanding complex electronic structure problems and how to deal with them in actual calculations.
Lund, in October 1998
Björn Roos
The date for preliminary application to ESCQ-99 expired January 1.