Multireference double excitation configuration interaction theory

QDMBPT = quasi-degenerate many-body perturbation theory, (POL-) Cl = (polarization-) configuration interaction, MC SCF = multiconfiguration SCF, CAS SCF = complete active space SCF, MRD Cl = multireference double-excitation Cl, UHF = unrestricted Hartree-Fock, UMP2 = unrestricted Moller-Plesset perturbation method of second order. - An analytical, combined polynomial-exponential form for E(x) with x = (r-rg)/r and a figure for x= —0.98 to +0.04. 

Equilibrium Bond Distance and the Harmonic Frequency for N2 from the 2-RDM Method with 2-Positivity (DQG) Conditions Compared with Their Values from Coupled-Cluster Singles-Doubles with Perturbative Triples (CCD(T)), Multireference Second-Order Perturbation Theory (MRPT), Multireference Configuration Interaction with Single-Double Excitations (MRCI), and Full Configuration Interaction (FCI)". 

The second step of the calculation involves the treatment of dynamic correlation effects, which can be approached by many-body perturbation theory (62) or configuration interaction (63). Multireference coupled-cluster techniques have been developed (64—66) but they are computationally far more demanding and still not established as standard methods. At this point, we will only focus on configuration interaction approaches. What is done in these approaches is to regard the entire zeroth-order wavefunc-tion Tj) or its constituent parts double excitations relative to these reference functions. This produces a set of excited CSFs ( Q) that are used as expansion space for the configuration interaction (Cl) procedure. The resulting wavefunction may be written as... 

Figrire 8 An overview of quantum chemical methods for excited states. Bold-italic entries indicate methods that are currently applicable to large molecules. Important abbreviations used Cl (configuration Interaction), TD (time-dependent), CC (coupled-cluster), HF (Hartree-Fock), CAS (complete active space), RAS (restricted active space), MP (Moller-Plesset perturbation theory), S (singles excitation), SD (singles and doubles excitation), MR (multireference). Geometry optimizations of excited states for larger molecules are now possible with CIS, CASSCF, CC2, and TDDFT methods. 

Chwee TS, Carter EA. Valence Excited States in Large Molecules via Local Multireference Singles and Doubles Configuration Interaction. J Chem Theory Comput. 2010 7 103-111. 

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