Quasi-variational coupled cluster theory

Abstract

We extend our previous work on the construction of new approximations of the variational coupled cluster method. By combining several linked pair functional transformations in such a way as to give appropriately balanced infinite-order contributions, in order to approximate eTHeTL well at all orders, we formulate a new quantum chemical method, which we name quasi-variational coupled cluster. We demonstrate this method to be particularly robust in the regime of strong static electron correlation, improving significantly on our earlier approximate variational coupled cluster approach. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.