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Geometry optimization using generalized, chemically meaningful constraints
Author(s) -
Budzelaar Peter H. M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of computational chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1096-987X
pISSN - 0192-8651
DOI - 10.1002/jcc.20740
Subject(s) - spartan , computer science , quantum chemical , gaussian , mathematical optimization , quantum , algorithm , computational science , mathematics , theoretical computer science , computational chemistry , chemistry , physics , molecule , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , field programmable gate array , computer hardware
An external geometry optimizer (BOptimize) is described that can be used together with a number of existing quantum‐chemical codes (Gaussian, Gamess‐UK, Turbomole, ADF, Orca, Priroda, Spartan‐PM3, Mopac) and allows flexible and general constrained optimizations. Some details of the implementation are discussed, and examples are provided of constrained optimizations that would be difficult or impossible to perform with existing optimizers. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2007