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Robert J Gdanitz

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PubMed2005

Accurately solving the electronic Schrodinger equation of small atoms and molecules using explicitly correlated (r12-)MR-CI. VIII. Valence excited states of methylene (CH2).

We compute the adiabatic transition energies of methylene (CH(2)) from the ground state to the lowest electronically excited valence states using the r(12)-MR-ACPF-2 method with a large basis set and an extended reference space. We recall that this method aims at reaching the basis-set and full configuration interaction (CI) limits simultaneously. Our best excitation energies, T(e) (T(0)), are 9.22 (8.87) (a (1)A(1), corrected for relativistic and adiabatic effects), 31.98 (31.86) (b (1)B(1)), and 57.62 (57.18) kcal mol(-1) (c (1)A(1)) (both uncorrected). We are able to reach the respective basis-set limits that closely that the remaining errors of our (uncorrected) calculations are clearly due to the MR-ACPF-2 method. While we are unable to assess the error of the latter method in a systematic way, we still believe that it is rather unlikely that the errors of our excitation energies exceed +/-0.10 kcal mol(-1). We finally observe that our (corrected) a state values deviate by only -0.10 (-0.10) kcal mol(-1) from the results of Csaszar et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 118, 10631 (2003)]--who did careful extrapolations to the valence full-CI and basis-set limits and added a correction for the core correlation--and that the deviation from experiment is only -0.13 (-0.13) kcal mol(-1). From these excellent agreements we conclude that our excitation energies to the b and c states are similarly accurate.

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PubMed2005

Accurately solving the electronic Schrodinger equation of atoms and molecules using explicitly correlated (r12-) multireference configuration interaction. VII. The hydrogen fluoride molecule.

We compute the potential-energy curve of the hydrogen fluoride molecule (HF) using a novel variant of the explicitly correlated multireference averaged coupled-pair functional method with a carefully selected basis set and reference space. After correcting for scalar relativistic effects and spin-orbit coupling, the potential is used to compute the dissociation energy, the equilibrium bond distance, the harmonic frequency, the anharmonicity, and the vibrational levels up to the dissociation limit. The errors in the equilibrium geometry constants compare favorably with the most elaborate (single reference) calculations of the literature. Starting at the region of RA/angstroms approximately 2,...,3, where the covalent HF bond begins to break and where single-reference methods become impractical, our potential begins to slightly underestimate the atomic interaction, which is reflected in an estimated error in the well depth of -0.2 kcal/mol.

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PubMed2005

Registering the Amica electronic structure code in the extensible computational chemistry environment.

We describe the integration and use of the Amica software package ("Atoms & Molecules In Chemical Accuracy") within the Extensible Computational Chemistry Environment (Ecce). Amica is capable of accurately solving the electronic Schrodinger equation of small atoms and molecules using terms that are linear in the interelectronic distances, r(12), on multireference level of theory, but it requires expert knowledge to configure and execute its algorithms. Ecce is a comprehensive suite of tools that support the computational chemistry research processes of computation setup, execution, and analysis through a convenient graphical user interface. Additionally, Ecce was architected with mechanisms to integrate alternative electronic structure codes. The successful integration of Amica within Ecce validates the architecture of the latter and brings the high-accuracy capabilities of Amica to a wider audience.

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PubMed2004

Size extensive modification of local multireference configuration interaction.

We recently developed a reduced scaling multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) method based on local correlation in the internal (occupied) and external (virtual) orbital spaces. This technique can be used, e.g., to predict bond dissociation energies in large molecules with reasonable accuracy. However, the inherent lack of size extensivity of truncated CI is a disadvantage that in principle worsens as the system size grows. Here we implement an a priori size-extensive modification of local MRCI known as the averaged coupled pair functional (ACPF) method. We demonstrate that local MR-ACPF recovers more correlation energy than local MRCI, in keeping with trends observed previously for nonlocal ACPF. We test the size extensivity of local ACPF on noninteracting He atoms and a series of hydrocarbons. Basis set and core correlation effects are explored, as well as bond breaking in a variety of organic molecules. The local MR-ACPF method proves to be a useful tool for investigating large molecules and represents a further improvement in predictive accuracy over local MRCI.

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