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¹SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies, 34151 Trieste, Italy. marchi@sissa.it

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Quantum Chemistry
Computational Physics

Background:

Accurate quantum chemical calculations are crucial for understanding molecular properties.
Strong electron correlations, particularly nondynamical correlations, pose a significant challenge for standard computational methods.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an accurate and efficient quantum chemical calculation method.
To accurately describe systems with strong nondynamical correlations and weak van der Waals interactions.

Main Methods:

A variational wave function approach using a single geminal to couple electrons into singlet pairs.
Incorporation of a real space correlation factor.
Constrained variational optimization based on molecular orbital expansion.
Quantum Monte Carlo techniques for efficient variational calculations.

Main Results:

The method accurately reproduces essential nondynamical correlations.
The number of molecular orbitals (n) is optimized by matching atomic limits to Hartree-Fock Slater determinants with Jastrow correlations.
Accurate energetics and properties were obtained for homonuclear and heteronuclear dimers.

Conclusions:

The proposed method offers an efficient and accurate way to perform quantum chemical calculations.
It is particularly well-suited for systems exhibiting strong nondynamical correlations and van der Waals forces.