Multireference coupled-cluster theory: the easy way.

The multi-ionization equation-of-motion coupled-cluster (CC) method is developed for multireference (MR) problems. It is operationally single reference, depending upon a formal matrix diagonalization step to define the coefficients in the wavefunction in an unbiased way that allows for important MR character. The method is illustrated for the autoisomerization of cyclobutadiene, which has a very large multireference effect and compared to other MR-CC results. The newly implemented methods are also used to obtain the vertical double ionization (DI) potentials of several small molecules (H(2)O, CO, C(2)H(2), C(2)H(4)). Also, the performance of the new methods is analyzed by plotting the potential energy curve for twisted ethylene as a function of a dihedral angle between two methylenes. Evaluation of the total molecular energy via MR-DI-CC calculations makes it possible to avoid an unphysical cusp.

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