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Area of Science:

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

Background:

  • Accurate calculation of molecular properties is crucial for understanding chemical phenomena.
  • Large-scale relativistic quantum chemistry calculations present significant computational challenges.
  • Configuration Interaction (CI) methods are powerful tools for electronic structure calculations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a parallel implementation of a large-scale relativistic double-group configuration interaction (CI) program.
  • To enable accurate calculations of spectroscopic properties for molecules, particularly those with significant spin-orbit coupling effects.
  • To assess the scalability and performance of the parallel CI program on common computing architectures.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a parallel algorithm based on a distributed data model and static load balancing.
  • Application of two- and four-component Hamiltonians within the CI framework.
  • Execution of large-scale four-component multireference CI (MRCI) benchmark tests.
  • Calculation of spectroscopic properties for the ground and first excited states of the BiH molecule.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated excellent scalability of the parallelization scheme on common computer architectures.
  • Achieved accurate spectroscopic properties for the BiH molecule, including the spin-orbit coupling-induced splitting of states.
  • Successfully performed a large parallel MRCI calculation with 2.7x10^9 Slater determinants.

Conclusions:

  • The presented parallel CI program is highly scalable and efficient for large-scale relativistic quantum chemistry.
  • The code enables accurate determination of molecular properties, especially spin-orbit coupling effects.
  • The implementation provides a valuable tool for advanced computational chemistry research.