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Coupled-cluster theory for atoms and molecules in strong magnetic fields

Chemical Physics 2015-09-02 v3

Abstract

An implementation of coupled-cluster (CC) theory to treat atoms and molecules in finite magnetic fields is presented. The main challenges stem from the magnetic-field dependence in the Hamiltonian, or, more precisely, the appearance of the angular momentum operator, due to which the wave function becomes complex and which introduces a gauge-origin dependence. For this reason, an implementation of a complex CC code is required together with the use of gauge-including atomic orbitals to ensure gauge-origin independence. Results of coupled-cluster singles--doubles--perturbative-triples (CCSD(T)) calculations are presented for atoms and molecules with a focus on the dependence of correlation and binding energies on the magnetic field.

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@article{arxiv.1505.08045,
  title  = {Coupled-cluster theory for atoms and molecules in strong magnetic fields},
  author = {Stella Stopkowicz and Jürgen Gauss and Kai K. Lange and Erik I. Tellgren and Trygve Helgaker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.08045},
  year   = {2015}
}
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