Contents
I
Pictures and Concepts
1.
The Time Dependent Schrödinger
Equation
2.
The Free Particle Wave Packet
3.
The Gaussian Wavepacket
4.
Classical-Quantum Correspondence
5.
The Wigner Representation
6.
Correlation Functions and Spectra
7.
One Dimensional Barrier Scattering
II
Formal Theory and Methods of Approximation
8.
Linear Algebra and Quantum Mechanics
9.
Approximate Solutions
10.
Semiclassical Mechanics
11.
Numerical Methods
III
Applications
12
Introduction to Molecular Dynamics
13
Femtosecond Pulse Pair Excitation
14
One- and Two-Photon Electronic Spectroscopy
15
Strong Field Excitation
16
Design of Femtosecond Pulse Sequences to Control Reactions
17
Wavepacket Approach to Photodissociation
18
Wavepacket Approach to Reactive Scattering
19
Projects
Index