Energies and analytic gradients for a coupled-cluster doubles model using variational Brueckner orbitals: Application to symmetry breaking in O4+

We describe an alternative procedure for obtaining approximate Brueckner orbitals in ab initio electronic structure theory. Whereas approximate Brueckner orbitals have traditionally been obtained by mixing the orbitals until the coefficients of singly substituted determinants in the many-electron wave function become zero, we remove singly substituted determinants at the outset and obtain orbitals which minimize the total electronic energy. Such orbitals may be described as variational Brueckner orbitals. These two procedures yield the same set of exact Brueckner orbitals in the full configuration interaction limit but differ for truncated wave functions. We consider the simplest variant of this approach in the context of coupled-cluster theory, optimizing orbitals for the coupled-cluster doubles (CCD) model. An efficient new method is presented for solving the coupled equations defining the energy, doubles amplitudes, and orbital mixing parameters. Results for several small molecules indicate nearly iden...

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