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Strongly Correlated Electrons, Molecules and Beyond
- Abstract:
The standard paradigm for understanding electronic structure, namely molecular orbital theory, is founded on the assumption that the effects of electron-electron interactions are relatively weak. I will talk about our attempts to understand electronic structure in the opposite limit that is dominated by strong electron correlation. I will explain our use of canonical transformation and renormalization group techniques in this context, as well as their connection to quantum information theoretic ideas such as tensor networks. My talk will draw on examples from small molecule reaction chemistry, magnetic effects in organic systems, and the spectra of light-harvesting pigments. If time permits, I will also briefly describe some other areas of my research.
Host: Weitao Yang
Chemistry Seminar