Published August 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Partition density-functional theory

  • 1. Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 (United States) and Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Washington Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 (United States)
  • 3. Departments of Physics and of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697 (United States)

Description

Partition density functional theory is a formally exact procedure for calculating molecular properties from Kohn-Sham calculations on isolated fragments, interacting via a global partition potential that is a functional of the fragment densities. An example is given and consequences discussed.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
82
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 024501-024501.4
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42043388
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DENSITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL METHOD; MOLECULES; PARTITION; POTENTIALS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; VARIATIONAL METHODS

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