Plesset Perturbation Theory

Moller-Plesset perturbation theory (MPPT) aims to recover the correlation error incurred in Ilartree- Fock theory for the ground state whose zero-order description is ,. The Moller-Plesset zero-order Hamiltonian is the sum of Fock operators, and the zero-order wave functions are determinantal wave functions constructed from HF MOs. Thus the zero-order energies are simply the appropriate sums of MO energies. The perturbation is defined as the difference between the sum of Fock operators and the exact Hamiltonian  

We state without further derivation that the electronic energy corrected to second order in Moller-Plesset perturbation theory, mp2 is 

Another approach to electron correlation is Moller-Plesset perturbation theory. Qualitatively, Moller-Plesset perturbation theory adds higher excitations to Hartree-Fock theory as a non-iterative correction, drawing upon techniques from the area of mathematical physics known as many body perturbation theory. 

Perturbation theory is based upon dividing the Hamiltonian into two parts  

The assumption that V is a small perturbation to Hg suggests that the perturbed wavefunction and energy can be expressed as a power series in V. The usual way to do so is in terms of the parameter X  

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The perturbed wavefunction and energy are substituted back into the Schrodinger equation  

The exact eigenfunctions and eigenvalues can now be expanded in a Taylor series in X. 

Ostlund, N. Modem Quantum Chemistry. Macmillan, New York, 1985 

HyperChem supports MP2 (second order Mpller-Plesset) correlation energy calculationsusing afe mi/io methods with anyavailable basis set. In order to save main memory and disk space, the HyperChem MP2 electron correlation calculation normally uses a so called frozen-core approximation, i.e. the inner shell (core) orbitals are omitted. A setting in CHEM.INI allows excitations from the core orbitals to be included if necessary (melted core). Only the single point calculation is available for this option. 

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To obtain an improvement on the Hartree-Fock energy it is therefore necessary to use Moller-Plesset perturbation theory to at least second order. This level of theory is referred to as MP2 and involves the integral J dr. The higher-order wavefunction g is... 

The Seetion on More Quantitive Aspects of Electronic Structure Calculations introduees many of the eomputational ehemistry methods that are used to quantitatively evaluate moleeular orbital and eonfiguration mixing amplitudes. The Hartree-Foek self-eonsistent field (SCF), eonfiguration interaetion (Cl), multieonfigurational SCF (MCSCF), many-body and Moller-Plesset perturbation theories. 

This Foek operator is used to define the unperturbed Hamiltonian of Moller-Plesset perturbation theory (MPPT) ... 

A number of types of calculations begin with a HF calculation and then correct for correlation. Some of these methods are Moller-Plesset perturbation theory (MPn, where n is the order of correction), the generalized valence bond (GVB) method, multi-conhgurational self-consistent held (MCSCF), conhgu-ration interaction (Cl), and coupled cluster theory (CC). As a group, these methods are referred to as correlated calculations. 

Correlation can be added as a perturbation from the Hartree-Fock wave function. This is called Moller-Plesset perturbation theory. In mapping the HF wave function onto a perturbation theory formulation, HF becomes a hrst-order perturbation. Thus, a minimal amount of correlation is added by using the second-order MP2 method. Third-order (MP3) and fourth-order (MP4) calculations are also common. The accuracy of an MP4 calculation is roughly equivalent to the accuracy of a CISD calculation. MP5 and higher calculations are seldom done due to the high computational cost (A time complexity or worse). 

Ah initio methods are applicable to the widest variety of property calculations. Many typical organic molecules can now be modeled with ah initio methods, such as Flartree-Fock, density functional theory, and Moller Plesset perturbation theory. Organic molecule calculations are made easier by the fact that most organic molecules have singlet spin ground states. Organics are the systems for which sophisticated properties, such as NMR chemical shifts and nonlinear optical properties, can be calculated most accurately. 

MP2 2 Order Moller-Plesset Perturbation Theory Through 2nd derivatives... 

MP4 4 Order Moller-Plesset Perturbation Theory (including Singles, Doubles, Triples and Quadruples by default) Energies only... 

MoUer-Plesset perturbation theory energies through fifth-order (accessed via the keywords MP2, MP3, MP4, and MP5), optimizations via analytic gradients for second-order (MP2), third-order (MP3) and fourth-order (without triples MP4SDQ), and analytic frequencies for second-order (MP2). 

Electron correlation (how well does MoUer-Plesset perturbation theory converge for these problems )... 

So far, we ve presented only general perturbation theory results.We U now turn to the particular case of Moller-Plesset perturbation theory. Here, Hg is defined as the sum of the one-electron Fock operators ... 

Thus, the value of E the first perturbation to the Hartree-Fock energy, will always be negative. Lowering the energy is what the exact correction should do, although the Moller-Plesset perturbation theory correction is capable of overcorrecting it, since it is not variational (and higher order corrections may be positive). 

Things have moved on since the early papers given above. The development of Mpller-Plesset perturbation theory (Chapter 11) marked a turning point in treatments of electron correlation, and made such calculations feasible for molecules of moderate size. The Mpller-Plesset method is usually implemented up to MP4 but the convergence of the MPn series is sometimes unsatisfactory. The effect... 

Coupled cluster is closely connected with Mpller-Plesset perturbation theory, as mentioned at the start of this section. The infinite Taylor expansion of the exponential operator (eq. (4.46)) ensures that the contributions from a given excitation level are included to infinite order. Perturbation theory indicates that doubles are the most important, they are the only contributors to MP2 and MP3. At fourth order, there are contributions from singles, doubles, triples and quadruples. The MP4 quadruples... 

MP2 second-order Moller-Plesset perturbation theory... 

As can be seen from Table I, the C-C bond distance as described by LDF is closer to experiment than the corresponding HF value obtained with a 6-3IG basis. Including correlation via second and third order Moller-Plesset perturbation theory and via Cl leads to very close agreement with experiment. The C-H bond length is significantly overestimated in the LDF calculations by almost 2%. The HCH bond angle is reasonably well described and lies close to all the HF and post-HF calculations. Still, all the theoretical values are too small by more than one degree compared with experiment the deviation from experiment is particularly pronounced for the semi-empirical MNDO calculation. 

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