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An arbitrary order Douglas-Kroll method with polynomial cost.

Daoling Peng1, Kimihiko Hirao

  • 1Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. peng@qcl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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A new method significantly speeds up calculations for the Douglas-Kroll Hamiltonian, enabling high-order computations previously impossible. This advance is crucial for accurately studying heavy elements and improving computational chemistry methods.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Relativistic quantum chemistry

Background:

  • The Douglas-Kroll (DK) transformation is essential for relativistic quantum chemistry.
  • Standard DK methods face computational challenges due to exponentially increasing matrix multiplications with order.
  • Previous DK orders (up to 14th) are insufficient for heavy elements where slow convergence occurs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel Douglas-Kroll transformation scheme for arbitrary order.
  • To analyze the convergence of the Douglas-Kroll series and the impact of parametrization.
  • To overcome computational limitations of existing DK methods.

Main Methods:

  • A new Douglas-Kroll transformation scheme up to arbitrary order was developed.
  • The scheme employs a special transformation to reduce matrix multiplications.
  • The method's performance was tested on one-electron and many-electron atomic systems.

Main Results:

  • The new approach reduces matrix multiplications from exponential to polynomial scaling.
  • Achieved machine accuracy for Douglas-Kroll orders exceeding 100.
  • Demonstrated very good convergence of the Douglas-Kroll series across tested systems.
  • Found minimal differences between parametrizations, recommending the exponential form for speed and simplicity.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method offers a computationally efficient way to perform high-order Douglas-Kroll transformations.
  • This facilitates accurate relativistic quantum chemical calculations, especially for heavy elements.
  • The exponential parametrization is recommended for its efficiency and simplicity.