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Title: Delocalization error poisons the density-functional many-body expansion

Journal Article · · Chemical Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC05955G · OSTI ID:2477105

Self-interaction error leads to runaway error accumulation when density functional theory is used in conjunction with the many-body expansion.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
NONE; SC0008550
OSTI ID:
2477105
Journal Information:
Chemical Science, Journal Name: Chemical Science Journal Issue: 47 Vol. 15; ISSN 2041-6520; ISSN CSHCBM
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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