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A brief compendium of time-dependent density-functional theory

Materials Science 2014-01-29 v2 Chemical Physics

Abstract

Time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) is a formally exact approach to the time-dependent electronic many-body problem which is widely used for calculating excitation energies. We present a survey of the fundamental framework, practical aspects, and applications of TDDFT. This paper is mainly intended for non-experts (students or researchers in other areas) who would like to learn about the present state of TDDFT without going too deeply into formal details.

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@article{arxiv.1305.1388,
  title  = {A brief compendium of time-dependent density-functional theory},
  author = {Carsten A. Ullrich and Zeng-hui Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.1388},
  year   = {2014}
}

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33 pages, 18 figures; updated version, including additional references

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