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Which quantum chemistry approximation to use?
I'm just getting started with quantum chemistry using some simple test problems. I have a few of the software packages installed (ASE, Psi4, GPAW etc) and everything is working - no issues with the ...
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I'd like to model some compounds with DFTB, but some elements don't have parameter files in the official site. Is there a workaround?
I was reading a bit about this technique, Density Functional based Tight binding (DFTB). It's claimed it can provide a speed improvement of several fold when compared to plain DFT, still giving ...
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Is it possible to define the coordinates of an atom using other coordinates while optimizing in gaussian 16?
I know it is possible to fix the value of composite expressions using generalized internal coordinates (gic) in gaussian 16. But is it possible to assign that value to the coordinate of another atom.
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How to simulate chemical reactions in GAMESS?
I am rather a newb in the GAMESS field but finally, learned to make input files for most molecular simulations and could even use TD-DFT for excited states (special thanks to Geoff Hutchison for his ...
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How do quantum software packages Work?
If one wants to calculate a moderate size Alkane (with say 10-15 carbons, assuming 100 electrons, with Restricted Hartree Fock based methods) we can simply say that the electron-electron part will be $...
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