An orbital-free self-consistent field approach for molecular clusters and liquids

Details An orbital-free self-consistent field approach for molecular clusters and liquids An orbital-free self-consistent field approach for molecular clusters and liquids

2005-10-31

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0510826v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

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We present an ``orbital'' free density functional theory for computing the quantum ground state of atomic clusters and liquids. Our approach combines the Bohm hydrodynamical description of quantum mechanics with an information theoretical approach to determine an optimal quantum density function in terms of density approximates to a statistical sample. The ideas of Bayesian statistical analysis and an expectation-maximization procedure are combined to develop approximations to the quantum density and thus find the approximate quantum force. The quantum force is then combined with a Lennard-Jones force to simulate clusters of Argon atoms and to obtain the ground state configurations and energies. As demonstration of the utility and flexibility of the approach, we compute the lowest energy structures for small rare-glass clusters. Extensions to many atom systems is straightforward.

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