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Main Author: Varga, Kalman
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12781
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contents Closed-form expressions for all matrix elements required for variational calculation of the electronic structure of periodic solids have been derived using a basis of explicitly correlated Gaussians (ECGs). Periodic basis functions are constructed by summing shifted correlated Gaussians over all composite lattice translations, where a generalized unfolding theorem reduces the resulting double lattice sum to a single sum through a unified computational framework for overlap, kinetic energy, and Coulomb potential operators. The formalism has been validated through application to an infinite one-dimensional hydrogen chain, where the ground-state energy per atom computed in the thermodynamic limit is shown to agree with finite-chain results extrapolated by other many-body methods.
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spellingShingle Explicitly Correlated Gaussian Basis Approach to Periodic Systems
Varga, Kalman
Quantum Physics
Chemical Physics
Closed-form expressions for all matrix elements required for variational calculation of the electronic structure of periodic solids have been derived using a basis of explicitly correlated Gaussians (ECGs). Periodic basis functions are constructed by summing shifted correlated Gaussians over all composite lattice translations, where a generalized unfolding theorem reduces the resulting double lattice sum to a single sum through a unified computational framework for overlap, kinetic energy, and Coulomb potential operators. The formalism has been validated through application to an infinite one-dimensional hydrogen chain, where the ground-state energy per atom computed in the thermodynamic limit is shown to agree with finite-chain results extrapolated by other many-body methods.
title Explicitly Correlated Gaussian Basis Approach to Periodic Systems
topic Quantum Physics
Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12781