A variational reformulation of molecular properties in electronic-structure theory
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Conventional quantum-mechanical calculations of molecular properties, such as dipole moments and electronic excitation energies, give errors that depend linearly on the error in the wave function. An exception is the electronic energy, whose error depends quadratically on the error in wave function. We here describe how all properties may be calculated with a quadratic error, by setting up a variational Lagrangian for the property of interest. Because the construction of the Lagrangian is less expensive than the calculation of the wave function, this approach substantially improves the accuracy of quantum-chemical calculations without increasing cost. As illustrated for excitation energies, this approach enables the accurate calculation of molecular properties for larger systems, with a short time-to-solution and in a manner well suited for modern computer architectures.
Original language | English |
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Article number | eadn3454 |
Journal | Science Advances |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 17 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 2375-2548 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
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