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Size extensive modification of local multireference configuration interaction.

Arun Venkatnathan1, Andrew B Szilva, Derek Walter

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Box 951569, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, USA.

The Journal of Chemical Physics
|July 23, 2004
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A new averaged coupled pair functional (ACPF) method improves upon multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) for large molecules. This size-extensive approach enhances accuracy in predicting chemical properties like bond energies.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum chemistry
  • Computational chemistry
  • Theoretical chemistry

Background:

  • Truncated Configuration Interaction (CI) methods lack size extensivity, limiting their accuracy for large molecular systems.
  • Multireference Configuration Interaction (MRCI) offers reasonable accuracy for predicting bond dissociation energies but suffers from size extensivity issues.
  • Local correlation methods reduce computational cost by focusing on local electron correlation effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement and evaluate a size-extensive modification of local MRCI using the averaged coupled pair functional (ACPF) approach.
  • To assess the performance of the local MR-ACPF method for large molecules, focusing on its size extensivity and accuracy.
  • To investigate the impact of basis sets, core correlation, and bond breaking on the accuracy of the local MR-ACPF method.

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Main Methods:

  • Development and implementation of a reduced scaling, size-extensive local averaged coupled pair functional (MR-ACPF) method.
  • Application of the local MR-ACPF method to noninteracting atoms (He) and various hydrocarbons to test size extensivity.
  • Exploration of basis set effects, core correlation, and bond breaking in organic molecules.

Main Results:

  • The local MR-ACPF method demonstrates improved recovery of correlation energy compared to local MRCI.
  • Size extensivity tests on noninteracting systems confirm the theoretical advantage of the ACPF approach.
  • Accurate predictions of bond dissociation energies and other properties were achieved for organic molecules.

Conclusions:

  • The local MR-ACPF method is a robust and accurate tool for theoretical investigations of large molecular systems.
  • This method offers a significant improvement in predictive accuracy over the previously developed local MRCI.
  • The size-extensive nature of local MR-ACPF makes it particularly suitable for studying chemical processes in large molecules.