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Energy decomposition scheme for combined ab initio quantum mechanical / molecular mechanical methods
Author(s) -
Berente Imre,
NáraySzabó Gábor
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.20571
Subject(s) - ab initio , quantum , boundary (topology) , wave function , ab initio quantum chemistry methods , potential energy , chemistry , decomposition , potential energy surface , energy (signal processing) , physics , quantum mechanics , atomic physics , computational chemistry , molecular physics , molecule , mathematics , mathematical analysis , organic chemistry
A new energy decomposition scheme is presented which paves the way toward the accurate and simple treatment of boundary atoms in combined ab initio quantum mechanical / molecular mechanical methods. We extend the wave function beyond the quantum region to a few atoms of the molecular mechanical region, which are linked directly to boundary atoms. Furthermore, we apply an approximate decomposition scheme, which allows calculating the total energy in terms of one‐center atomic contributions. Comparisons with reference ab initio calculations are made, and good agreement is obtained for geometry parameters referring to CC, CC, and CX (XO, S, N) bonds at the boundary, as well as for the rotational energy curve of n ‐butane. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005