Advanced Topics in Quantum Chemistry

Academic year 2026/2027
Lecturer Roberto Cammi, Chiara Cappelli

Examination procedure

Report or seminar.

Examination procedure notes

NA

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.