time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT)

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.TT07484
Methods for computing accurate excitation energies at a low computational cost in large molecular species within the time-dependent scheme and the density functional theory. It is the only available DFT-based method for computing electronic excitation energies.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 293. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)' on page 433 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779030293)