A new method for constructing multidimensional potential energy surfaces by a polar coordinate interpolation technique

2003 ◽  
Vol 381 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 177-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Maeda ◽  
Koichi Ohno
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 4905-4911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander White ◽  
Sergei Tretiak ◽  
Dmitry Mozyrsky

Coupled wave-packets for non-adiabatic dynamics is a new method for simulation of molecular dynamics on coupled potential energy surfaces, which efficiency and correctly accounts for decoherence and interferences effects.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishita Bhattacharjee ◽  
Debashree Ghosh ◽  
Ankan Paul

The question of quadruple bonding in C<sub>2</sub> has emerged as a hot button issue, with opinions sharply divided between the practitioners of Valence Bond (VB) and Molecular Orbital (MO) theory. Here, we have systematically studied the Potential Energy Curves (PECs) of low lying high spin sigma states of C<sub>2</sub>, N<sub>2</sub> and Be<sub>2</sub> and HC≡CH using several MO based techniques such as CASSCF, RASSCF and MRCI. The analyses of the PECs for the<sup> 2S+1</sup>Σ<sub>g/u</sub> (with 2S+1=1,3,5,7,9) states of C<sub>2</sub> and comparisons with those of relevant dimers and the respective wavefunctions were conducted. We contend that unlike in the case of N<sub>2</sub> and HC≡CH, the presence of a deep minimum in the <sup>7</sup>Σ state of C<sub>2</sub> and CN<sup>+</sup> suggest a latent quadruple bonding nature in these two dimers. Hence, we have struck a reconciliatory note between the MO and VB approaches. The evidence provided by us can be experimentally verified, thus providing the window so that the narrative can move beyond theoretical conjectures.


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