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Main Authors: Nana, Stéphanie Laure Egome, Leclerc, Arnaud, Ancarani, Lorenzo Ugo
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.21295
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author Nana, Stéphanie Laure Egome
Leclerc, Arnaud
Ancarani, Lorenzo Ugo
author_facet Nana, Stéphanie Laure Egome
Leclerc, Arnaud
Ancarani, Lorenzo Ugo
contents Complex Gaussian basis sets are optimized to accurately represent continuum radial wavefunctions over the whole space. First, attention is put on the technical ability of the optimization method to get more flexible series of Gaussian exponents, in order to improve the accuracy of the fitting approach. Second, an indirect fitting method is proposed, allowing for the oscillatory behaviour of continuum functions to be conserved up to infinity as a factorized asymptotic function, while the Gaussian representation is applied to some appropriately defined distortion factor with limited spatial extension. As an illustration, the method is applied to radial Coulomb functions with realistic energy parameters. We also show that the indirect fitting approach keeps the advantageous analytical structure of typical one-electron transition integrals occurring in molecular ionization applications.
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spellingShingle A complex Gaussian representation of continuum wavefunctions respectful of their asymptotic behaviour
Nana, Stéphanie Laure Egome
Leclerc, Arnaud
Ancarani, Lorenzo Ugo
Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
Quantum Physics
Complex Gaussian basis sets are optimized to accurately represent continuum radial wavefunctions over the whole space. First, attention is put on the technical ability of the optimization method to get more flexible series of Gaussian exponents, in order to improve the accuracy of the fitting approach. Second, an indirect fitting method is proposed, allowing for the oscillatory behaviour of continuum functions to be conserved up to infinity as a factorized asymptotic function, while the Gaussian representation is applied to some appropriately defined distortion factor with limited spatial extension. As an illustration, the method is applied to radial Coulomb functions with realistic energy parameters. We also show that the indirect fitting approach keeps the advantageous analytical structure of typical one-electron transition integrals occurring in molecular ionization applications.
title A complex Gaussian representation of continuum wavefunctions respectful of their asymptotic behaviour
topic Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.21295