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An infinite-order two-component relativistic Hamiltonian by a simple one-step transformation
1Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg, LC3-UMR7177 CNRS/Université Louis Pasteur, 4 Rue Blaise Pascal, F-67000 Strasbourg, France. ilias@utcpd.sk
Abstract:
The authors report the implementation of a simple one-step method for obtaining an infinite-order two-component (IOTC) relativistic Hamiltonian using matrix algebra. They apply the IOTC Hamiltonian to calculations of excitation and ionization energies as well as electric and magnetic properties of the radon atom. The results are compared to corresponding calculations using identical basis sets and based on the four-component Dirac-Coulomb Hamiltonian as well as Douglas-Kroll-Hess and zeroth-order regular approximation Hamiltonians, all implemented in the DIRAC program package, thus allowing a comprehensive comparison of relativistic Hamiltonians within the finite basis approximation.
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