PNNL

Abstract

The stationary conditions obtained from approximate coupled-cluster functional derived from the Numerator-Denominator connected Expansion (NDC) [K. Kowalski, P. Piecuch, J Chem. Phys. 122 (2005) 074107] are employed to calculate the linear response of cluster amplitudes. A simple scheme that involves singly and doubly excited amplitudes, termed locally renormalized equation-of-motion approach with singles and doubles (LR-EOMCCSD), is compared with other excited-state methods that include up to two-body operators in the wavefunction expansion. In particular, the impact of the local denominators on the excitation energies is discussed in detail. Several benchmark calculations on the CH+, C2, N2, O3, CIOCI molecules are presented to illustrate the performance of the LR-EOMCCSD approach.