Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2009-03-25
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
4 pages, 7 figures
Scientific paper
The random phase approximation (RPA) to the correlation energy is extended to fractional occupations and its performance examined for exact conditions on fractional charges and fractional spins. RPA satisfies the constancy condition for fractional spins that leads to correct bond dissociation and no static correlation error for H$_2$ but massively fails for fractional charges, with an enormous delocalization error even for a one-electron system such as H$_2^+$. Other methods such as range-separated RPA can reduce this delocalization error but only at the cost of increasing the static correlation error. None of the RPA methods seem to have the discontinuous nature required to satisfy both exact conditions and the full unified condition, emphasizing the need to go further than just smooth functionals of the orbitals.
Cohen Aron J.
Mori-Sánchez Paula
Yang Weitao
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