Download or read book Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry written by Björn O. Roos and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to aid in the understanding of multiconfigurational quantum chemistry, Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry demystifies a subject that has historically been considered difficult to learn. Accessible to any reader with a background in quantum mechanics and quantum chemistry, the book contains illustrative examples showing how these methods can be used in various areas of chemistry, such as chemical reactions in ground and excited states, transition metal and other heavy element systems. The authors detail the drawbacks and limitations of DFT and coupled-cluster based methods and offer alternative, wavefunction-based methods more suitable for smaller molecules.