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Calendar of Physics Talks Vienna

Tackling Molecule-Surface Interactions Using Embedding Methods
Speaker:Florian Libisch (Vienna University of Technology)
Abstract:Quantum mechanical embedding methods allow for the theoretical description of problems that cannot be tackled with one single ab-initio method. One prominent example is the interaction of a gas molecule with a metal surface. Embedding methods combine the advantages of different methods: a system of interest is partitioned into different parts (e.g. the approaching molecule interacting with a small surface cluster, and the remainder of the surface), which are each described by a suitable method. Their interaction is mediated by a global embedding potential. We present different approaches to determine this embedding potential, and discuss two applications: the dissociation of oxygen molecules by an aluminum surface, and the hot-electron mediated dissociation of hydrogen on a gold surface. For both cases we compare to experimental results.
Date: Tue, 15.10.2013
Time: 12:30
Duration: 60 min
Location:Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstr. 8-10, yellow area, 10th floor, seminar room E136
Contact:Iva Lovrekovic, Albert Georg Passegger - www.univie.ac.at/lunch-seminar

KMS Zustände für Quantenfelder auf Moyal-Weyl Raumzeiten
Speaker:Jan Schlemmer (Univ.Wien)
Abstract:im Rahmen des Seminars für Mathematische Physik
Date: Tue, 15.10.2013
Time: 14:15
Duration: 60 min
Location:Fakultät für Physik, Erwin Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stock
Contact:J. Yngvason

Maximum Entropy for Aging Complex Systems
Speaker:Rudolf Hanel (Med. Univ. Wien)
Abstract:im Rahmen der gemeinsam veranstalteten Seminare "Komplexe Stochastische Systeme" (Univ. Wien) und "Analyse Komplexer Systeme" (Med.Unv.Wien)
Date: Fri, 18.10.2013
Time: 14:15
Duration: 90 min
Location:Fakultät für Physik, Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stock
Contact:H. Hüffel, Stefan Thurner