title: N-Electron Valence State Perturbation Theory Based on a Density Matrix Renormalization Group Reference Function, with Applications to the Chromium Dimer and a Trimer Model of Poly(p-Phenylenevinylene).
abstract: The strongly contracted variant of second-order N-electron valence state perturbation theory (NEVPT2) is an efficient perturbative method to treat dynamic correlation without the problems of intruder states or level shifts, while the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) provides the capability to address static correlation in large active spaces. We present a combination of the DMRG and strongly contracted NEVPT2 (DMRG-SC-NEVPT2) that uses an efficient algorithm to compute high-order reduced-density matrices from DMRG wave functions. The capabilities of DMRG-SC-NEVPT2 are demonstrated on calculations of the chromium dimer potential energy curve at the basis set limit, and the excitation energies of a trimer model of poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV(n = 3)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
authors.forename: Weifeng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
authors.forename: Qiming
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
authors.forename: Garnet Kin-Lic
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Chan