An approximate relativistic two-component Hamiltonian for use in molecular electronic structure calculations is derived in the form of a sum of fixed atom-centered kinetic and spin-orbit operators added to the non-relativistic Hamiltonian. Starting from the well-known zeroth-order regular approximation, further steps are taken to get rid of its nonlinearity in the potential, ending up with a simple formulation with easily computable integrals that can seamlessly work with any traditional electronic structure method. Molecular tests show a good accuracy of this approximation.
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Laikov, D. N. (2019). Additive atomic approximation for relativistic effects: A two-component Hamiltonian for molecular electronic structure calculations. Journal of Chemical Physics, 150(6). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5082231
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