Examination procedure
Report or seminar.
Examination procedure notes
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Prerequisites
The course is intended for PhD students.
Syllabus
Introduction to quantum/classical embedding approaches in quantum chemistry.
Continuum embedding approaches: general features and the specific case of the Polarizable Continuum Model.
Continuous versus atomistic embedding approaches.
Fully atomistic approaches: mechanical/electrostatic and polarizable embedding.
Polarizable embedding approaches based on fluctuating charges/dipoles.
Formulation of embedding approaches in computational spectroscopy.
Application of embedding approaches to study spectral properties of systems in solution.
Bibliographical references
Course materials and further bibliographic references will be provided during the lessons.