Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Density functional theory is an alternative quantum mechanical theory that offers simple ways of performing calculations of the electronic properties of matter. Many different methods derive from density functional theory. The most appealing for its simplicity and rigor is the theory of Kohn and Sham. In this thesis I propose new methods in density-functional theory that are helpful to address some important problems in the application of the local-density approximation within Kohn-Sham DFT to the analysis of ground-states and dynamical properties of electronic systems.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Chemistry
- Year
- 2014
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Mosquera-Tabares, Martin A
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Adam Wasserman
- Suzzane C. Bart
- Sabre Kais
- Garth J. Simpson
Subjects
dc:subject × 2Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/336
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-1451