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One can utilize some very simple cases to illustrate this approach. Suppose one considers a solution for non-interacting electrons i.e. in equation A1.3.1 the last temi in the Hamiltonian is ignored. In diis limit, it is... 

Modem versions of diis approach use a more elaborate exponential fiinction for the repulsion, more dispersion tenns, induction tenns if necessary, and individual damping fiinctions for each of the dispersion, and sometimes induction, tenns as in equation (Al.5.37). 

As discussed elsewhere in diis encyclopaedia, the critical exponents are related by the following expressions ... 

In many cases the variation is not very strong for reasonable displacements from equilibrium, and it is sufficient to use only the zero-order temi in die expansion. If diis is inserted hito equation (B 1.1.6) we get... 

To derive the DIIS equations, let us consider a linear combination of coordmate vectors q ... 

The definition above is a particularly restrictive description of a nanocrystal, and necessarily limits die focus of diis brief review to studies of nanocrystals which are of relevance to chemical physics. Many nanoparticles, particularly oxides, prepared dirough die sol-gel niediod are not included in diis discussion as dieir internal stmcture is amorjihous and hydrated. Neverdieless, diey are important nanoniaterials several textbooks deal widi dieir syndiesis and properties [4, 5]. The material science community has also contributed to die general area of nanocrystals however, for most of dieir applications it is not necessary to prepare fully isolated nanocrystals widi well defined surface chemistry. A good discussion of die goals and progress can be found in references [6, 7, 8 and 9]. Finally, diere is a rich history in gas-phase chemical physics of die study of clusters and size-dependent evaluations of dieir behaviour. This topic is not addressed here, but covered instead in chapter C1.1, Clusters and nanoscale stmctures, in diis same volume. 

We begin our discussion of nanocrystals in diis chapter widi die most challenging problem faced in die field die preparation and characterization of nanocrystals. These systems present challenging problems for inorganic and analytical chemists alike, and die success of any nanocrystal syndiesis plays a major role in die furdier quantitative study of nanocrystal properties. Next, we will address die unique size-dependent optical properties of bodi metal and semiconductor nanocrystals. Indeed, it is die striking size-dependent colours of nanocrystals diat first attracted... 

Choose th e DIIS SCF con vergen ce accelerator to poten tially speed up SCF eon vergen ee. DIIS often reduees the number of iteration s required to reach a con vergen ec limit. However, it takes memory to store the Fock rnalriees from th c previous iteration s an d this option may increase th e com pu tation a I time for individual iteration s because th e Fock m atrix h as to be calcu la ted as a lin car corn -biriation of the current Fock matrix and Fock matrices from previous iteration s. 

The extent to which this condition does not occur is a m easiire of deviance from self-con sisten cy. Th e DIIS melh od ii ses a lin ear combination of previoii s Fock matrices to predict a Fock matrix that minimizes [I - K. This new Rich matrix is then used by the SCF calculation. 

Conservation of orbital symmetry is a general principle that requires orbitals of the same phase (sign) to match up in a chemical reaction. For example, if terminal orbitals are to combine with one another in a cyclixation reaction as in pattern. A, they must rotate in the same dii ection (conrotatory ovei lap). but if they combine according to pattern H. they must rotate in opposite directions (disrotatory). In each case, rotation takes place so that overlap is between lobes of the it orbitals that are of the same sign. 

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Turn off the DIIS extrapolation. Give the calculation more iterations along with this. 

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