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The $\vartheta$-MGGA class of density functionals is formally reformulated as Hessian-level meta-generalized gradient approximations (HL-MGGAs). In contrast to standard meta-GGAs that rely on the orbital-dependent kinetic-energy density or…

The combination of density functional theory (DFT) with a multiconfigurational wave function is an efficient way to include dynamical correlation in calculations with multiconfiguration self-consistent field wave functions. These methods…

A new method is presented that allows for efficient evaluation of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in density-functional theory calculations. In the so-called second-variational scheme, where Kohn-Sham functions obtained in a scalar-relativistic…

The convergence of self-consistent field equations in mean-field nuclear-electronic orbital methods strongly depends on the choice of initial guesses for quantum nuclei. Although several such guesses have been proposed in the literature, a…

It is shown that a prechosen set of occupied/virtual valence/core atomic/fragmental orbitals can be transformed to an equivalent set of localized occupied/virtual pre-molecular orbitals (pre-LMO), which can then be taken as probes to select…

Despite the success of density functional approximations (DFAs) in describing the electronic properties of many-electron systems, the most widely used approximations suffer from self-interaction errors (SIE) that limit their predictive…

We present an algorithm to solve the CASSCF linear response equations that is both simple and efficient. The algorithm makes use of the well established symmetric and antisymmetric combinations of trial vectors, but further orthogonalizes…

Relativistic magnetic hyperfine interaction Hamiltonian based on the Douglas-Kroll-Hess (DKH) theory up to the second order is implemented within the ab initio multireference methods including spin-orbit coupling in the Molcas/OpenMolcas…

This article is concerned with the numerical solution of subspace optimization problems, consisting of minimizing a smooth functional over the set of orthogonal projectors of fixed rank. Such problems are encountered in particular in…

Quadratic convergence throughout the active space is achieved for the gradient ascent pulse engineering (GRAPE) family of quantum optimal control algorithms. We demonstrate in this communication that the Hessian of the GRAPE fidelity…

We use projector operators to correct the Kohn-Sham Hamiltonian of density functional theory (KS-DFT) so that the resulting mean-field scheme yields, in finite systems, virtual orbitals and energy gaps in better agreement with those…

We present a real-space formulation and higher-order finite-difference implementation of periodic Orbital-free Density Functional Theory (OF-DFT). Specifically, utilizing a local reformulation of the electrostatic and kernel terms, we…

We propose a hybrid approach which employs the dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT) self-energy for the correlated, typically rather localized orbitals and a conventional density functional theory (DFT) exchange-correlation potential for the…

It is well-known that not only the orbital ordering but also the choice of the orbitals themselves as the basis may significantly influence the computational efficiency of density-matrix renormalization group (DMRG) calculations. In this…

Kohn-Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT) has found widespread application in accurate electronic structure calculations. However, it can be computationally demanding especially for large-scale simulations, motivating recent efforts…

We present a new approach for achieving high-order convergence in fully general-relativistic hydrodynamic simulations. The approach is implemented in WhiskyTHC, a new code that makes use of state-of-the-art numerical schemes and was key in…

In order for methods combining ab initio density-functional theory and many-body techniques to become routinely used, a flexible, fast, and easy-to-use implementation is crucial. We present an implementation of a general charge…

Using the optimized effective potential method in conjunction with the semi-analytical approximation due to Krieger, Li and Iafrate, we have performed fully self-consistent exact exchange-only density-functional calculations for diatomic…

It has recently been shown that configuration state functions (CSF) with local orbitals can provide a compact reference state for low-spin open-shell electronic structures, such as antiferromagnetic states. However, optimizing a low-spin…

Symplectic schemes are powerful methods for numerically integrating Hamiltonian systems, and their long-term accuracy and fidelity have been proved both theoretically and numerically. However direct applications of standard symplectic…