After successful completion of the course, students are able to understand how molecular motion can be described, how the electrons and nuclei interact with each other and with light, and how one can observe these processes. They also know the basic tools to perform numerical simulations of molecular dynamics (with a focus on excited states) and the most important rules for carrying out the simulations in a feasible manner.

Schrödinger equation, Born-Oppenheimer approximation, Excited states, Electronic structure theory, Time propagation of wave functions, Light-matter interactions, Classical and mixed quantum-classical dynamics methods, Simulation of time-dependent observables, Overview over state-of-the-art nuclear dynamics methods and electronic structure methods

Conventional lecture with computer demonstrations.

Written or oral examination at the end of the lecture series