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GQCP: The Ghent Quantum Chemistry Package
Laurent Lemmens1, Xeno De Vriendt1, Daria Tolstykh1
1Ghent Quantum Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S3), B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
The Ghent Quantum Chemistry Package (GQCP) is an open-source software for electronic structure calculations. It offers intuitive interfaces for developing new quantum chemical methods and applications.
Area of Science:
- Computational Chemistry
- Quantum Mechanics
Background:
- Electronic structure software development requires flexible and intuitive frameworks.
- Existing software packages may lack the adaptability needed for novel method implementation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the Ghent Quantum Chemistry Package (GQCP) as an open-source electronic structure software.
- To provide a framework facilitating the development of new quantum chemical methods and applications.
Main Methods:
- Development of high-level interfaces in C++ and Python.
- Integration of theoretical concepts with lower-level computational intermediates.
- Enabling run-time modifications of quantum chemical solvers.
Main Results:
- GQCP provides computational building blocks for method developers.
- The software supports flexible proof-of-principle implementations.
- It allows development up to the level of two-component spinor bases.
Conclusions:
- GQCP offers an expressive and intuitive framework for electronic structure software development.
- The package empowers researchers to create and test novel quantum chemical methods efficiently.
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