Multiconfiguration Hartree—Fock

Calculations of core hole states and core electron binding energies have mostly concerned state-by-state optimization using open-shell Hartree-Fock, multiconfiguration self-consistent field, and configuration interaction techniques, while propagator techniques have been of restricted use owing to the relaxation problem ... 

RPA, and CPHF. Time-dependent Hartree-Fock (TDFIF) is the Flartree-Fock approximation for the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. CPFIF stands for coupled perturbed Flartree-Fock. The random-phase approximation (RPA) is also an equivalent formulation. There have also been time-dependent MCSCF formulations using the time-dependent gauge invariant approach (TDGI) that is equivalent to multiconfiguration RPA. All of the time-dependent methods go to the static calculation results in the v = 0 limit. 

Approximations have been reviewed in the case of short deBroglie wavelengths for the nuclei to derive coupled quantal-semiclassical computational procedures, by choosing different types of many-electron wavefunctions. Time-dependent Hartree-Fock and time-dependent multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock formulations are possible, and lead to the Eik/TDHF and Eik/TDMCHF approximations, respectively. More generally, these can be considered special cases of an Eik/TDDM approach, in terms of a general density matrix for many-electron systems. 

Time-dependent Hartree-Fock (TDHF) approximation. See also Multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree (MCTDH) method... 

However, until today no systematic comparison of methods based on MpUer-Plesset perturbation (MP) and Coupled Cluster theory, the SOPPA or multiconfigurational linear response theory has been presented. The present study is a first attempt to remedy this situation. Calculations of the rotational g factor of HF, H2O, NH3 and CH4 were carried out at the level of Hartree-Fock (SCF) and multiconfigurational Hartree-Fock (MCSCF) linear response theory, the SOPPA and SOPPA(CCSD) [40], MpUer-Plesset perturbation theory to second (MP2), third (MP3) and fourth order without the triples contributions (MP4SDQ) and finally coupled cluster singles and doubles theory. The same basis sets and geometries were employed in all calculations for a given molecule. The results obtained with the different methods are therefore for the first time direct comparable and consistent conclusions about the performance of the different methods can be made. 

With the development of powerful computers, these methods have been restricted in practice to the application in specific problems where no other calculations are available. For non-relativistic atomic systems, they have been replaced by quantum mechanical calculations like Monte Carlo or multiconfigurational Hartree-Fock ones. Nevertheless, Thomas-Fermi estimates can be easily evaluated by non-specialists in theoretical calculations and in some problems they provide a starting point for more sophisticated procedures. Moreover, they are interesting for theoretical purposes such as finding relationships among different average quantities [4]. 

The Section on More Quantitive Aspects of Electronic Structure Calculations introduces many of the computational chemistry methods that are used to quantitatively evaluate molecular orbital and configuration mixing amplitudes. The Hartree-Fock self-consistent field (SCF), configuration interaction (Cl), multiconfigurational SCF (MCSCF), many-body and Mpller-Plesset perturbation theories,... 

The Cl procedure just described uses a fixed set of orbitals in the functions An alternative approach is to vary the forms of the MOs in each determinantal function O, in (1.300), in addition to varying the coefficients c,. One uses an iterative process (which resembles the Hartree-Fock procedure) to find the optimum orbitals in the Cl determinants. This form of Cl is called the multiconfiguration SCF (MCSCF) method. Because the orbitals are optimized, the MCSCF method requires far fewer configurations than ordinary Cl to get an accurate wave function. A particular form of the MCSCF approach developed for calculations on diatomic molecules is the optimized valence configuration (OVC) method. 

Analysis of the properties of the transformed radial orbitals testify that these functions are a realistic practical alternative to the solutions of multiconfiguration (Hartree-Fock-Jucys) equations. Moreover, the generation of solutions using the code is fairly simple and not computer time consuming even for heavy atoms and ions. 

The mixing coefficients can be determined by a multiconfigurational Dirac or Hartree-Fock procedure (MCDF, MCHF). In the present case, however, numerical values are not of interest, only the fact that A0 is smaller than unity due to the presence of virtual excitations in the normalized correlated wavefunction. 

Configuration Interaction by Perturbation with Multiconfigurational Zero-Order Wave Function Selected by Iterative Process Configuration Interaction with Singles and Doubles Density Functional Theory Effective Core Potential Generalized Gradient Approximation Hartree-Fock... 

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