Partition theory: A very simple illustration

Details Partition theory: A very simple illustration Partition theory: A very simple illustration

2007-06-05

arxiv.org/abs/0706.0716v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

8 pages, 8 figures

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We illustrate the main features of a recently proposed method based on ensemble density functional theory to divide rigorously a complex molecular system into its parts [M.H. Cohen and A. Wasserman, J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 2229 (2007)]. The illustrative system is an analog of the hydrogen molecule for which analytic expressions for the densities of the parts (hydrogen "atoms") are found along with the "reactivity potential" that enters the theory. While previous formulations of Chemical Reactivity Theory lead to zero, or undefined, values for the chemical hardness of the isolated parts, we demonstrate they can acquire a finite and positive hardness within the present formulation.

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