The bi-functional for the non-additive kinetic potential at dissociation
The eigenvalue equations defined in frozen-density embedding theory (FDET) [T. A. Wesołowski, Phys. Rev. A 77, 012504 (2008)] feature the non-additive kinetic potential given as a bi-functional, depending on a pair of electron densities (vtnad[ρNA,ρNB]). In computational methods of FDET, vtnad[ρNA,ρNB] is usually approximated by means of approximants ṽtnad[ρNA,ρNB] given by some explicit analytic dependence on ρNA and ρNB. We investigate the behavior of errors in quantities derived from the FDET eigenvalue equation applying several semi-local approximants in cases where ρNA and ρNB are associated with molecules or radicals forming complexes prone to qualitatively incorrect redistribution of charge (charge-leak) at some finite separation between the interacting molecules. The results reveal a close relationship between these errors and the eigenstates corresponding to infinite separation. This relation is rationalized by means of a simple two-state model.
Authors
- Tanguy Englert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2875-8130)
- Pierre-Olivier Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2055-6611)
- Tomasz A. Wesołowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5792-4616)
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Published
- 2026-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0349436
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00