Saturday, May 29, 2010

Student problem set in quantum many-body theory

Learning basic concepts in quantum many-body theory and starting to do actual calculations is not easy. Furthermore, understanding the relationship between its formulation and application in quantum chemistry and solid state physics is even harder.

A few years colleagues and I ran a series of summer schools for graduate students in physics and chemistry to help them get started. As usual, I think some of us lecturers actually learnt more than the students.

Here are some "basic" problems that I set.
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3 comments:

  1. JMay 31, 2010 at 1:20 AM

    Thanks for sharing. Can I ask, why is the Hubbard U larger for a d- or f-orbital than for an s-orbital?

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  2. Ross H. McKenzieMay 31, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    The d- and f- orbitals are more localised (i.e. more compact).

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2026 at 5:03 AM

    The link is dead.

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