On the measure of electron correlation and entanglement in quantum chemistry based on the cumulant of the second-order reduced density matrix

In this paper we propose a functional of the many-body cumulant of the second-order reduced density matrix within the spin-free formalism of quantum chemistry which quantifies the idea of electron correlation and allows one to detect spin entanglement. Its properties are rigorously stated and discus...

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Autores principales: Alcoba, D.R., Bochicchio, R.C., Lain, L., Torre, A.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00219606_v133_n14_p_Alcoba
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Sumario:In this paper we propose a functional of the many-body cumulant of the second-order reduced density matrix within the spin-free formalism of quantum chemistry which quantifies the idea of electron correlation and allows one to detect spin entanglement. Its properties are rigorously stated and discussed for spin-adapted pure states. Numerical determinations are performed for both equilibrium conformations and dissociation processes in molecular systems. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.