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The RAS-CCSD model, with applications for open-shell molecules
Abstract
The restricted active space coupled cluster singles and doubles (RAS-CCSD) model, and its pilot implementation is detailed. The approach offers a simple, pragmatic way to formulate a coupled cluster theory for open-shell and multireference systems. For ground state energies, errors (compared to FCI) are shown to be similar to those of unrestricted (spin-orbital) CCSD. For excited states, the errors of RAS-CCSD are generally larger, and adaptations to the methodology are needed to achieve an approach which is balanced for both ground and excited states. However, unlike unrestricted CCSD, the approach is spin-adapted and can be used to add dynamical correlation to a multideterminantal reference state.
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BibTeX
@misc{folkestad2026rasccsd,
title = {{The RAS-CCSD model, with applications for open-shell molecules}},
author = {Sarai Dery Folkestad},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.15848},
eprint = {2610.15848},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.15848},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - The RAS-CCSD model, with applications for open-shell molecules
AU - Sarai Dery Folkestad
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/11
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.15848
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.15848
AB - The restricted active space coupled cluster singles and doubles (RAS-CCSD) model, and its pilot implementation is detailed. The approach offers a simple, pragmatic way to formulate a coupled cluster theory for open-shell and multireference systems. For ground state energies, errors (compared to FCI) are shown to be similar to those of unrestricted (spin-orbital) CCSD. For excited states, the errors of RAS-CCSD are generally larger, and adaptations to the methodology are needed to achieve an approach which is balanced for both ground and excited states. However, unlike unrestricted CCSD, the approach is spin-adapted and can be used to add dynamical correlation to a multideterminantal reference state.
ER -