Individual correlations in ensemble density-functional theory: State-driven/density-driven decompositions without additional Kohn-Sham systems
Chemical Physics
2020-06-22 v4 Strongly Correlated Electrons
Abstract
Gould and Pittalis [Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 016401 (2019)] recently revealed a density-driven (DD) correlation energy that is specific to many-electron ensembles and must be accounted for by approximations. We derive in this Letter a general and simpler expression in terms of the ensemble weights, the ensemble Kohn-Sham (KS) orbitals, and their linear response to variations in the ensemble weights. As no additional state-driven KS systems are needed, its evaluation is greatly simplified. We confirm the importance of DD effects and introduce a direct and promising route to approximations.
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@article{arxiv.2001.08605,
title = {Individual correlations in ensemble density-functional theory: State-driven/density-driven decompositions without additional Kohn-Sham systems},
author = {Emmanuel Fromager},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.08605},
year = {2020}
}
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6 pages