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University of Pisa Summer - Winter Schools & Foundation Course Summer School Modern Wavefunction Based Methods in Electronic Structure Theory
University of Pisa Summer - Winter Schools & Foundation Course

Summer School Modern Wavefunction Based Methods in Electronic Structure Theory

Pisa, Italy

5 Days

English

Full time

30 Apr 2025

31 Aug 2025

EUR 750

On-Campus

Introduction

The Summer School "Modern Wavefunction Based Methods in Electronic Structure Theory" (MWM25) is directed towards highly motivated PhD students and postdocs who want to deepen their knowledge of ab initio electronic structure theory.

Recently, wavefunction-based ab initio methods have received revived interest in the theoretical chemistry community. It is generally recognized that these methods provide a systematic, accurate and transparent route towards solving the molecular Schrödinger equation to high precision. For a long time, the high computational cost that is characteristic of these methods has precluded their large-scale application in chemistry. However, modern algorithms, modern hardware and reduced scaling approaches have drastically changed this situation and led to the widespread use of wavefunction-based methods in computational chemistry.
The physical basis of wavefunction-based methods involves an elaborate apparatus of advanced mathematical and physical concepts that are frequently beyond a typical university curriculum. Hence, to be able to do research in this field, young researchers must get familiar with these concepts. The MWM25 school is aiming to fill this gap by providing lectures and tutorials that are designed to introduce the students to the advanced concepts of ab initio electronic structure theory. Furthermore, the school will provide ample opportunity for discussion between the participants, teachers and tutors in which specialized and research-oriented questions can be addressed.

The school is at its fourth edition, the first two editions (2016 and 2018) having been held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and the third in Pisa, at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry of the University.

The Summer School will be held on campus in Pisa, at Centro Congressi Le Benedettine, Piazza San Paolo a Ripa D'Arno, 16.

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