The self-interaction error (SIE) of commonly used density functional theory (DFT) exchange functionals mimics long-range
(nondynamic) pair correlation effects in an unspecified way. Slater exchange suffers from a larger SIE and, therefore, covers
more nondynamic correlation effects than Becke exchange, which is the reason why exchange–correlation (XC) functionals based
on Slater exchange lead to stabler restricted DFT solutions than those based on Becke exchange. However, the stability of
an XC functional does not guarantee higher accuracy. On the contrary, if system-specific nondynamic correlation effects have
to be introduced via the form of the wave function, these will be suppressed by nondynamic correlation effects already covered
by the exchange functional. Hybrid functionals suffer less from the SIE and, therefore, cover a smaller number of nondynamic
electron correlation effects. Accordingly, they are better suited when nondynamic electron correlation has to be introduced
by the form of the wave function. It is shown that, for example, broken-symmetry unrestricted DFT calculations are more accurate
when carried out with B3LYP than BLYP contrary to claims made in the literature.
Received: 8 November 2001 / Accepted: 30 January 2002 / Published online: 8 April 2002 相似文献
The correlation between shape and size of linear chains on the simple cubic lattice is investigated using a dynamicMonte Carlo technique. A positive correlation between the asphericity parameter A and the square of the end-to-end distanceR~2, as well as that between A and the square of the radius of gyration S~2, is found for both RW and SAW chains, indicatingthat a chain conformation of small size is usually more spherical than one of large size. The result can explain why the shapeof the SAW chain deviate much more from a sphere than that of the RW chain, and can also explain the similar dependenceof size and shape on chain stiffness and on the distance of the first bead of a chain from an infinitely large flat surface. 相似文献
The binary interaction parameters, kij, of 119 mixtures were determined by fitting the second cross-virial coefficients of mixtures with correlations for pure compounds [L. Meng, Y.Y. Duan, L. Li, Fluid Phase Equilib. 226 (2004) 109–120; L. Meng, Y.Y. Duan, Fluid Phase Equilib., 258 (2007) 29–33] and classical mixing rules. The mixtures included nonpolar/polar (associated), polar/polar, quantum/nonpolar (quantum) binaries. Very simple correlations for kij of H2O/n-alkane, CO/nonpolar and quantum/nonpolar (quantum) binaries were successfully developed. The results show that the present correlations can accurately predict the second cross-virial coefficients. 相似文献
Oriented percolation has two correlation lengths, one in the space and one in the time direction. In this paper we define these quantities for the two-dimensional model in terms of the exponential decay of suitably chosen quantities, and study the relationship between the various definitions. The definitions are used in a companion paper to prove inequalities between critical exponents. 相似文献
A method is introduced which allows to compute self-consistent restricted Hartree-Fock wave functions for excited Rydberg configurations. The concepts of reorganization and electron correlation of Rydberg states are discussed. As an illustration Hartree-Fock calculations for the (ls)(nl) Rydberg series of He are presented. 相似文献
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The rates of gloss loss and color shift for 24 aromatic engineering thermoplastics at nine exposure sites world-wide have been compared relative to a commercial Miami exposure site. The scatter among individual samples was large, but on average, light dose alone was enough to account for almost all of the rate differences among the various sites for these materials. Temperature, humidity, rainfall, and acid rain seemed to play minor roles for most samples. Samples containing no particulate pigment had more erratic gloss loss and showed some dependency on the amount of rainfall. The overall “cleanliness” of the samples seemed to be an important factor in gloss retention, and washing protocols during the exposure period and before readings were important variables in cases of slow erosion and/or no particulate pigment. Microbial growth (fungus) was observed on Miami samples after 12–18 months of exposure, but none was seen at any other site.
Relative to Miami defined as 1.0, the average rates of color shift and gloss loss were approximately 0.67 in the northern U.S., 0.8 in the central U.S., and 1.15 in the U.S. desert southwest. Southern Europe was nearly as harsh as Miami, while Northern Europe was comparable to the northern U.S. Northern Europe was found to be somewhat harsher than expected while the northern U.S. was slightly less harsh than expected based on light dose or temperature-weighted light dose. These conclusions apply only to aromatic engineering plastics and should not be assumed to hold for other kinds of materials, such as polyolefins or coatings, without experimental verification. 相似文献