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On the Breit interaction in an explicitly correlated variational Dirac-Coulomb framework

Chemical Physics 2022-03-14 v3 Quantum Physics

Abstract

The Breit interaction is implemented in the no-pair variational Dirac-Coulomb (DC) framework using an explicitly correlated Gaussian basis reported in the previous paper [Paper I: P. Jeszenszki, D. Ferenc, and E. M\'atyus (2022)]. Both a perturbative and a fully variational inclusion of the Breit term is considered. The no-pair DC plus perturbative Breit as well as the no-pair Dirac-Coulomb-Breit energies are compared with perturbation theory results including the Breit-Pauli Hamiltonian and leading-order non-radiative quantum electrodynamics corrections for low ZZ values. Possible reasons for the observed deviations are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2110.06647,
  title  = {On the Breit interaction in an explicitly correlated variational Dirac-Coulomb framework},
  author = {Dávid Ferenc and Péter Jeszenszki and Edit Mátyus},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.06647},
  year   = {2022}
}
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