Abstract
Based on Jacobi elementary rotations, a simple, elegant procedure to obtain approximate CI wavefunctions is discussed. Essentially, a sequence of (2 x 2) matrices is builtup, and the eigenvector attached to the lowest eigenvalue is used to construct a stepwise set of coefficients, which become a very good approximation to theexact Cl result. Full CI calculations could easily be reached in this way. An example formed by some atoms of the He isoelectronic sequence is provided in order to test the flexibility and accuracy of the procedure. A Fortran 90 code is available.
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Carbó-Dorca, R., Besalú, E. A procedure to obtain an accurate approximation to a full CI wavefunction. J Math Chem 20, 263–271 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01165347
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