Application of a distributed nucleus approximation in grid based minimization of the Kohn-Sham energy functional

Karthik A. Iyer, Michael P. Merrick, Thomas L. Beck

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Abstract

In the distributed nucleus approximation we represent the singular nucleus as smeared over a small portion of a Cartesian grid. Delocalizing the nucleus allows us to solve the Poisson equation for the overall electrostatic potential using a linear scaling multigrid algorithm. This work is done in the context of minimizing the Kohn-Sham energy functional directly in real space with a multiscale approach. The efficacy of the approximation is illustrated by locating the ground state density of simple one electron atoms and molecules and more complicated multiorbital systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)227-233
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume103
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences9225123

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