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Title: Correlation energy extrapolation by many-body expansion

Abstract

Accounting for electron correlation is required for high accuracy calculations of molecular energies. The full configuration interaction (CI) approach can fully capture the electron correlation within a given basis, but it does so at a computational expense that is impractical for all but the smallest chemical systems. In this work, a new methodology is presented to approximate configuration interaction calculations at a reduced computational expense and memory requirement, namely, the correlation energy extrapolation by many-body expansion (CEEMBE). This method combines a MBE approximation of the CI energy with an extrapolated correction obtained from CI calculations using subsets of the virtual orbitals. The extrapolation approach is inspired by, and analogous to, the method of correlation energy extrapolation by intrinsic scaling. Benchmark calculations of the new method are performed on diatomic fluorine and ozone. Finally, the method consistently achieves agreement with CI calculations to within a few mhartree and often achieves agreement to within ~1 millihartree or less, while requiring significantly less computational resources.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1347403
Report Number(s):
IS-J-9215
Journal ID: ISSN 1089-5639
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 121; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1089-5639
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Boschen, Jeffery S., Theis, Daniel, Ruedenberg, Klaus, and Windus, Theresa L. Correlation energy extrapolation by many-body expansion. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.6b10953.
Boschen, Jeffery S., Theis, Daniel, Ruedenberg, Klaus, & Windus, Theresa L. Correlation energy extrapolation by many-body expansion. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.6b10953
Boschen, Jeffery S., Theis, Daniel, Ruedenberg, Klaus, and Windus, Theresa L. Mon . "Correlation energy extrapolation by many-body expansion". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.6b10953. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1347403.
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abstractNote = {Accounting for electron correlation is required for high accuracy calculations of molecular energies. The full configuration interaction (CI) approach can fully capture the electron correlation within a given basis, but it does so at a computational expense that is impractical for all but the smallest chemical systems. In this work, a new methodology is presented to approximate configuration interaction calculations at a reduced computational expense and memory requirement, namely, the correlation energy extrapolation by many-body expansion (CEEMBE). This method combines a MBE approximation of the CI energy with an extrapolated correction obtained from CI calculations using subsets of the virtual orbitals. The extrapolation approach is inspired by, and analogous to, the method of correlation energy extrapolation by intrinsic scaling. Benchmark calculations of the new method are performed on diatomic fluorine and ozone. Finally, the method consistently achieves agreement with CI calculations to within a few mhartree and often achieves agreement to within ~1 millihartree or less, while requiring significantly less computational resources.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpca.6b10953},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory},
number = 4,
volume = 121,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Mon Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

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