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| العنوان: |
MolSym: A Python package for handling symmetry in molecular quantum chemistry. |
| المؤلفون: |
Goodlett, Stephen M., Kitzmiller, Nathaniel L., Turney, Justin M., Schaefer III, Henry F. |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Chemical Physics; 7/14/2024, Vol. 161 Issue 2, p1-8, 8p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
QUANTUM chemistry, PYTHON programming language, SYMMETRY, FINITE differences, HARMONIC functions, SYMMETRY groups |
| مستخلص: |
A consideration of the point group symmetry of molecules is often advantageous from a computational efficiency standpoint and sometimes necessary for the correct treatment of chemical physics problems. Many modern electronic structure software packages include a treatment of symmetry, but these are sometimes incomplete or unusable outside of that program's environment. Therefore, we have developed the MolSym package for handling molecular symmetry and its associated functionalities to provide a platform for including symmetry in the implementation and development of other methods. Features include point group detection, molecule symmetrization, arbitrary generation of symmetry element sets and character tables, and symmetry adapted linear combinations of real spherical harmonic basis functions, Cartesian displacement coordinates, and internal coordinates. We present some of the advantages of using molecular symmetry as achieved by MolSym, particularly with respect to Hartree–Fock theory, and the reduction of finite difference displacements in gradient/Hessian computations. This package is designed to be easily integrated into other software development efforts and may be extended to further symmetry applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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