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Hans-Dieter Meyer

Hans-Dieter Meyer

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Overview

Hans-Dieter Meyer is a researcher affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany. Their work spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Materials Science, with a particular focus on atomic and molecular physics, optics, and materials chemistry.

Their research interests cover a range of topics including spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, advanced chemical physics, molecular spectroscopy and chirality, quantum many-body systems, graphene research and applications, advanced NMR techniques, and quantum superfluid helium dynamics.

Hans-Dieter Meyer has contributed to numerous scientific publications, appearing frequently in venues such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, arXiv (Cornell University), The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Recent papers include:

  • The coupling of the hydrated proton to its first solvation shell, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Comparison of the multi-layer multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) method and the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) for ground state properties of linear rotor chains, 2021, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Regularizing the MCTDH equations of motion through an optimal choice on-the-fly (i.e., spawning) of unoccupied single-particle functions, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Optimal Mode Combination in the Multiconfiguration Time-Dependent Hartree Method through Multivariate Statistics: Factor Analysis and Hierarchical Clustering, 2023, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • Importance of Appropriately Regularizing the ML-MCTDH Equations of Motion, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Throughout their academic career, Meyer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Fabien Gatti, Markus Schröder, Oriol Vendrell, David Lauvergnat, and Lei Shi.

The multidisciplinary nature of Meyer's work integrates computational and theoretical approaches to address complex problems in chemical physics and molecular spectroscopy. Their contributions have emphasized techniques within quantum many-body systems, multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree methods, and advanced spectroscopic analysis.

Best Publications

  • The multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree (MCTDH) method: a highly efficient algorithm for propagating wavepackets

    M. H. Beck;A. Jäckle;G. A. Worth;H. D. H. D. Meyer

  • The multi-configurational time-dependent Hartree approach

    HD Meyer;Uwe Manthe;LS Cederbaum

  • Wave‐packet dynamics within the multiconfiguration Hartree framework: General aspects and application to NOCl

    Uwe Manthe;H.‐D. Meyer;Lorenz S Cederbaum

  • Multidimensional quantum dynamics : MCTDH theory and applications

    Hans-Dieter Meyer;Fabien Gatti;Graham A. Worth

  • Multidimensional Quantum Dynamics

    Hans-Dieter Meyer;Fabien Gatti;Graham A. Worth

  • Quantum molecular dynamics: propagating wavepackets and density operators using the multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree method

    Hans-Dieter Meyer;Graham A. Worth

  • Calculation of resonance energies and widths using the complex absorbing potential method

    U V Riss;H D Meyer

  • Molecular dynamics of pyrazine after excitation to the S2 electronic state using a realistic 24-mode model Hamiltonian

    A. Raab;G. A. Worth;H.-D. Meyer;L. S. Cederbaum

  • Variational quantum approaches for computing vibrational energies of polyatomic molecules

    Joel M Bowman;Tucker Carrington;Hans-Dieter Meyer

  • Multilayer multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree method: implementation and applications to a Henon-Heiles hamiltonian and to pyrazine.

    Oriol Vendrell;Hans-Dieter Meyer

  • Multilayer multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree method: implementation and applications to a Henon-Heiles Hamiltonian and to pyrazine

    Oriol Vendrell;Hans-Dieter Meyer

  • Using the MCTDH wavepacket propagation method to describe multimode non-adiabatic dynamics

    G. A. Worth;H.-D. Meyer;H. Köppel;L. S. Cederbaum

  • Product representation of potential energy surfaces. II

    A. Jäckle;H.-D. Meyer

  • Scattering Analysis of Cluster Beams: Formation and Fragmentation of Small Ar n Clusters

    U. Buck;H. Meyer

  • Approaches to the approximate treatment of complex molecular systems by the multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree method

    I. Burghardt;H.-D. Meyer;L. S. Cederbaum

  • Studying molecular quantum dynamics with the multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree method

    Hans-Dieter Meyer

  • Investigation on the reflection and transmission properties of complex absorbing potentials

    U. V. Riss;H.‐D. Meyer

  • Relaxation of a system with a conical intersection coupled to a bath: A benchmark 24-dimensional wave packet study treating the environment explicitly

    G. A. Worth;H.-D. Meyer;L. S. Cederbaum

  • Calculation and selective population of vibrational levels with the Multiconfiguration Time-Dependent Hartree (MCTDH) algorithm

    Hans-Dieter Meyer;Frédéric Le Quéré;Céline Léonard;Fabien Gatti

  • Full dimensional (15D) quantum-dynamical simulation of the protonated water-dimer II: infrared spectrum and vibrational dynamics

    Oriol Vendrell;Fabien Gatti;Hans-Dieter Meyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenz S. Cederbaum
Lorenz S. Cederbaum Heidelberg University
Horst Köppel
Horst Köppel Heidelberg University
Uwe Manthe
Uwe Manthe Bielefeld University
Francesco Tarantelli
Francesco Tarantelli University of Perugia
Udo Buck
Udo Buck Max Planck Society
Reinhard Schinke
Reinhard Schinke Max Planck Society
Michael A. Robb
Michael A. Robb Imperial College London
Geerd H. F. Diercksen
Geerd H. F. Diercksen Max Planck Society
Jochen Schirmer
Jochen Schirmer Heidelberg University
William H. Miller
William H. Miller University of California, Berkeley

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