Reduced density matrix functional theory (RDMFT) and linear response time-dependent RDMFT (TD-RDMFT)

K Pernal, KJH Giesbertz - Density-Functional Methods for Excited States, 2016 - Springer
Recent advances in reduced density matrix functional theory (RDMFT) and linear response
time-dependent reduced density matrix functional theory (TD-RDMFT) are reviewed. In …

Exploring the potential of natural orbital functionals

M Piris - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, Natural Orbital Functional (NOF) theory has gained increasing significance
in quantum chemistry, successfully addressing one of the field's most challenging problems …

A natural orbital functional for multiconfigurational states

M Piris, X Lopez, F Ruipérez, JM Matxain… - The Journal of chemical …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
λ Δ, Π matrix is described herein, and used to reconstruct the two-particle reduced density
matrix (2-RDM). Then, we have derived a natural orbital functional, the Piris Natural Orbital …

Spin splitting energy of transition metals: A new, more affordable wave function benchmark method and its use to test density functional theory

D Zhang, DG Truhlar - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Accurately predicting the spin splitting energy of chemical species is important for
understanding their reactivity and magnetic properties, but it is very challenging, especially …

Enhancing reduced density matrix functional theory calculations by coupling orbital and occupation optimizations

YF Yao, NQ Su - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2024 - ACS Publications
Reduced density matrix functional theory (RDMFT) calculations are usually implemented in
a decoupled manner, where the orbital and occupation optimizations are repeated …

Perspective on natural orbital functional theory

M Piris, JM Ugalde - International Journal of Quantum …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The natural orbital functional (NOF) theory is briefly reviewed. The meaning of the top‐down
and bottom‐up approaches for the construction of a NOF is analyzed. A particular …

A natural orbital functional based on an explicit approach of the two‐electron cumulant

M Piris - International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The cumulant expansion gives rise to an useful decomposition of the two‐matrix in which the
pair correlated matrix (cumulant) is disconnected from the antisymmetric product of the one …

Efficient integral-direct methods for self-consistent reduced density matrix functional theory calculations on central and graphics processing units

Y Lemke, J Kussmann… - Journal of Chemical Theory …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Reduced density matrix functional theory (RDMFT), a promising direction in the problem of
describing strongly correlated systems, is currently limited by its explicit dependence on …

Variational minimization scheme for the one-particle reduced density matrix functional theory in the ensemble N-representability domain

M Vladaj, Q Marécat, B Senjean… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The one-particle reduced density-matrix (1-RDM) functional theory is a promising alternative
to density-functional theory (DFT) that uses the 1-RDM rather than the electronic density as a …

Handling Ensemble N-Representability Constraint in Explicit-by-Implicit Manner

YF Yao, WH Fang, NQ Su - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The convergence issues caused by the improper treatment of the ensemble N-
representability constraint have severely affected the applicability and reproducibility of …