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Relativistic Valence Bond Theory and Its Application to Metastable Xe2

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Author(s)

Svetlana A. Kotochigova, Eite Tiesinga, I Tupitsyn

Abstract

We present a new version of the relativistic configuration interaction valence bond (RCIVB) method. It is designed to perform an ab initio all-electron relativistic electronic structure calculation for diatomic molecules. A nonorthogonal basis set is constructed from numerical Dirac-Fock atomic orbitals as well as relativistic Sturmian functions. A symmetric reexpansion of atomic orbitals from one atomic center to another is introduced to simplify the calculation of many center integrals. The electronic structure of the metastable (5p56s + 5p56s) Xenon molecule is calculated and the influence of different configurations on the formation of the molecule is analyzed.
Citation
New Trends in Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics
Volume
6
Publisher Info
Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA

Keywords

configuration interaction, dimer, Dizac-Fock, metastable molecule, relativistic valence bond method, Sturmian function, xenon molecule

Citation

Kotochigova, S. , Tiesinga, E. and Tupitsyn, I. (2001), Relativistic Valence Bond Theory and Its Application to Metastable Xe<sub>2</sub>, Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA (Accessed April 20, 2024)
Created February 1, 2001, Updated February 19, 2017