V - MSpace at the University of Manitoba
V - MSpace at the University of Manitoba
V - MSpace at the University of Manitoba
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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />
Abstract....................................................................................................................................ii<br />
Acknowledgements............................................................................................................... iii<br />
Table <strong>of</strong> Contents .................................................................................................................. iv<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Tables .......................................................................................................................... ix<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Figures ........................................................................................................................ xi<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Copyrighted M<strong>at</strong>erial for which Permission was Obtained ........................... xiii<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Abbrevi<strong>at</strong>ions ..........................................................................................................xiv<br />
CHAPTER ONE<br />
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 1<br />
1.1 Motiv<strong>at</strong>ion .................................................................................................. 1<br />
1.2 Overview .................................................................................................... 2<br />
1.3 The Early Actinides and <strong>the</strong>ir Actinyls ................................................. 5<br />
1.3.1 Electronic Configur<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>of</strong> Early Actinides ................................. 9<br />
1.3.2 Electronic Strucure <strong>of</strong> Actinyls ....................................................... 12<br />
1.3.3 Early Actinides and Actinyls in Aqueous Solution ...................... 15<br />
1.3.4 Early Actinides and Actinyls in Nonaqueous Solutions .............. 15<br />
CHAPTER TWO<br />
GENERAL THEORY AND APPROXIMATION METHODS ................................... 17<br />
2.1 Density Functional Theory .................................................................... 20<br />
2.1.1 Nonrel<strong>at</strong>ivistic Total Energy ............................................................ 21<br />
2.1.2 Exchange–Correl<strong>at</strong>ion Functionals ................................................ 23<br />
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