Workshop 2005

Workshop on Quantum Dynamics of

Complex Molecular Systems

May 18-20, 2005

UF Paris Research Center / Program / Pictures

Scientific organizers
	Irene Burghardt Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris, France irene.burghardt@ens.fr phone: +33 1 44 32 31 91 fax: +33 1 44 32 33 97		David A. Micha University of Florida Gainesville, USA micha@qtp.ufl.edu phone: +1 352 392-6977 fax: +1 352 392-8722

Goals

Quantum phenomena are ubiquitous in complex molecular systems, and yet remain a challenge for theoretical analysis. Much current activity is directed at developing methods to tackle quantum dynamics in many dimensions, including dissipative phenomena, often with the aim of interpreting and predicting experimental observations based upon ultrafast spectroscopic techniques. Treatments of interest include multiconfigurational methods, semiclassical and mixed quantum-classical approaches, various trajectory- based strategies, and density matrix methods. Of special interest are the connections between quantum dynamical and quantum statistical aspects.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together workers in this field, to discuss new theory concepts, methods, and phenomena. The workshop is intended to address

complex molecular processes involving surfaces, clusters, solute-solvent systems, and many-atom systems in materials and biological systems
ground-state and excited-state processes involving non-adiabatic phenomena

and the theoretical description of these processes via

quantum dynamical and trajectory based methods in many dimensions
statistical descriptions and reduced dynamics using the density operator

Aspects involving energy and charge transfer processes, transition state theory, and quantum control are also part of the workshop themes.

Sponsors

France Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Ecole Doctorale numéro 388: Chimie Physique et Chimie Analytique de Paris-Centre Ecole Normale Supérieure, Département de Chimie		University of Florida Paris Research Center Vice President for Research Quantum Theory Project Department of Chemistry Department of Physics

Acknowledgments

Gayle Zachmann and Rachel Gora, for their help and enthusiasm in organizing this workshop
Stephan Wefing, for his help in the construction of the workshop web page and documents
Sandrine Faure, Cristelle Berezaie, Dominique Ho Tin Noé, and Marie Chayla, for their administrative help at ENS