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An Aufbau Ansatz for geminal functional theory.

B Christopher Rinderspacher1, Peter R Schreiner

  • 1Department of Chemistry, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.

The Journal of Chemical Physics
|December 17, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces a new computational method for quantum chemistry, generalizing antisymmetric geminal products. It efficiently recovers significant electron-correlation energy for various molecules.

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Area of Science:

  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Theoretical Chemistry

Background:

  • Antisymmetric geminal products are a key concept in quantum chemistry for describing electron correlation.
  • Existing methods may face limitations in computational efficiency or accuracy for certain systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To generalize antisymmetric geminal products beyond a single generating geminal.
  • To develop a computationally efficient method for high recovery of electron-correlation energy.

Main Methods:

  • An Aufbau Ansatz, analogous to Hartree-Fock theory, was employed.
  • The method was applied to investigate systems including Li, Be, B+, LiH, BeH+, and He2.
  • The approach is inherently multideterminantal and robust against symmetry issues.

Main Results:

  • A very high recovery of electron-correlation energy was achieved for the investigated systems.
  • The method demonstrated computational complexity comparable to configuration interaction of singles and doubles (CISD).
  • The multideterminantal nature ensures inherent stability and insensitivity to symmetry problems.

Conclusions:

  • The generalized antisymmetric geminal product method offers a powerful and efficient approach for electronic structure calculations.
  • This method provides a promising alternative for accurately capturing electron correlation in quantum chemistry.
  • The computational feasibility makes it suitable for a range of chemical systems.

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