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Christian R Evenhuis1, Uwe Manthe

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Area of Science:

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Quantum Mechanics

Background:

  • Accurate calculation of molecular vibrational states is crucial for understanding chemical reactions and molecular properties.
  • Traditional methods for constructing potential energy surfaces can be computationally expensive and may lack sufficient accuracy.
  • The development of efficient and accurate interpolation techniques for potential energy surfaces is an ongoing challenge in theoretical chemistry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel potential energy interpolation approach tailored for vibrational state calculations.
  • To investigate the impact of coordinate system choice on the convergence rate of the interpolation.
  • To identify an optimal sampling scheme for constructing accurate potential energy surfaces.

Main Methods:

  • Modified Shepard interpolation was employed as the core interpolation technique.
  • The efficiency of different coordinate systems was evaluated using the water molecule as a test case.
  • Various sampling schemes for reference points were systematically studied.

Main Results:

  • A coordinate system combining inverse bond distances and trigonometric functions of bond angles proved highly efficient for the water molecule.
  • The modified Shepard interpolation, with an optimized sampling scheme, achieved sub-wave-number accuracy in potential energy surface construction.
  • The choice of coordinates significantly influences the convergence rate of the interpolation process.

Conclusions:

  • The presented modified Shepard interpolation approach offers a robust and accurate method for calculating vibrational states.
  • The identified coordinate system and sampling scheme provide a practical pathway to high-accuracy potential energy surfaces.
  • This work contributes to advancing computational methods for molecular spectroscopy and dynamics.