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arXiv:1910.06633 · Theoretical Chemistry Accounts

Transformation to a geminal basis and stationary conditions for the exact wave function therein

Lasse Kragh Sørensen

Published Jun 18, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract We show the transformation from a one-particle basis to a geminal basis, transformations between different geminal bases demonstrate the Lie algebra of a geminal basis. From the basis transformations, we express both the wave function and Hamiltonian in the geminal basis. The necessary and sufficient conditions of the exact wave function expanded in a geminal basis are shown to be a Brillouin theorem of geminals. The variational optimization of the geminals in the antisymmetrized geminal power (AGP), antisymmetrized product of geminals (APG) and the full geminal product (FGP) wave function ansätze are discussed. We show that using a geminal replacement operator to describe geminal rotations introduce both primary and secondary rotations. The secondary rotations rotate two geminals in the reference at the same time due to the composite boson nature of geminals. Due to the completeness of the FGP, where all possible geminal combinations are present, the FGP is exact. The number of parameters in the FGP scale exponentially with the number of particles, like the full configuration interaction (FCI). Truncation in the FGP expansion can give compact representations of the wave function since the reference function in the FGP can be either the AGP or APG wave function.

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10.1007/s00214-024-03131-y

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Abstract We show the transformation from a one-particle basis to a geminal basis, transformations between different geminal bases demonstrate the Lie algebra of a geminal basis. From the basis transformations, we express both the wave function and Hamiltonian in the geminal basis. The necessary and sufficient conditions of the exact wave function expanded in a geminal basis are shown to be a Brillouin theorem of geminals. The variational optimization of the geminals in the antisymmetrized geminal power (AGP), antisymmetrized product of geminals (APG) and the full geminal product (FGP) wave function ansätze are discussed. We show that using a geminal replacement operator to describe geminal rotations introduce both primary and secondary rotations. The secondary rotations rotate two geminals in the reference at the same time due to the composite boson nature of geminals. Due to the completeness of the FGP, where all possible geminal combinations are present, the FGP is exact. The number of parameters in the FGP scale exponentially with the number of particles, like the full configuration interaction (FCI). Truncation in the FGP expansion can give compact representations of the wave function since the reference function in the FGP can be either the AGP or APG wave function.
The minimum parameterization of the wave function is derived for the time-independent many-body problem. In this parameterization all electrons and electron pairs are indistinguishable which eliminates the exponential scaling with the number of particles plaguing all other correlation methods. An exponential scaling shown to stem from the expansion of the wave function in one-particle basis sets. It is demonstrated that using a geminal basis with a skew-symmetric orthogonal coefficient matrix, which fulfill a Lie algebra, the parameterization of the exact wave function becomes independent of the number of particles and only scale quadratic with the number of basis functions in the optimized basis and quartic in an arbitrary basis. The resulting antisymmetrized geminal power wave function is shown to fulfill the necessary and sufficient conditions for the exact wave function, treat all electrons and electron pairs as indistinguishable and be the most compact representation of the exact wave function possible. The number of parameters in the antisymmetrized geminal power wave function is exactly the same number of parameters as in the two-particle reduced density matrix thereby showing that these representations are equivalent just like the representations for a one-particle Hamiltonian. A detailed discussion of how the most compact wave function can be derived in general is also presented along with different geminal ansatze and sufficient closure relations. Due to the breaking of the scaling wall for the exact wave function it is expected that, if a general set of constraints can be found, even systems of biological relevance can be treated exactly in the future.
The NNN-representability problem is approached by considering geminal product expansions of symmetric and antisymmetric functions. The NNN-completeness problem, i.e., the problem of determining when a set of geminals is a suitable basis for expanding symmetric or antisymmetric NNN-particle functions, is considered. New necessary conditions are given for both NNN-completeness and NNN-representability. In some cases, one can also obtain sufficient conditions; examples of such cases are discussed. The circumstances under which a density matrix can be derived from two or more different functions are also treated. Finally, extensions to higher order are also mentioned.
Functions which can be expressed as an antisymmetrized power of a single two-particle function (a geminal) occur in the BCS ansatz. They constitute a comparatively tractable generalization of a single Slater determinant. The second-order reduced density matrix and bounds on its eigenvalues are obtained for the most general such antisymmetrized geminal power (AGP). These eigenvalues are physically of great importance, being analogs, in an analysis of the wavefunction into pair states, of the one-particle occupation numbers of the independent-particle model. A necessary and sufficient condition is given that an alleged first-order reduced density matrix be derivable from an N-particle AGP function. It is shown that only for exceptional functions (called extreme) is the generating geminal of the AGP function an eigenfunction of the 2-matrix. The extreme 2-matrix is diagonalized explicitly and provides a vivid example of the fact that one-particle occupation numbers alone are unable to convey certain information of decisive significance about the wavefunction. The extreme 2-matrix satisfies the assumption basic to current theories of superconductivity.
The energy of any atom or molecule with an even number N of electrons is shown to be an exact functional of a single geminal where the functionals for both the kinetic energy and the external potential are explicitly known. We derive the foundations for geminal functional theory (GFT) through a generalized constrained search and the use of two theorems which demonstrate that all one-particle properties of atoms and molecules with even N may be parametrized by a single geminal [A. J. Coleman, Int. J. Quantum Chem. 63, 23 (1997); D. W. Smith, Phys. Rev. 147, 896 (1966)]. By generalizing constrained search to optimize the universal functionals with respect to the 2-RDM (two particle reduced density matrix) rather than the wave function, we closely connect the one-density, the 1-RDM (one-particle reduced density matrix), and the geminal functional theories with 2-RDM minimization of the energy. Constrained search with the 2-RDM emphasizes that all energy functional methods must implicitly account for the N-representability of the 2-RDM within their universal functionals. An approximate universal functional for GFT, equivalent to a variational ansatz using the antisymmetrized geminal power wave function, yields energies that are significantly better than those from Hartree–Fock and yet rigorously above the exact energy.
In this review, we discuss the recent progress in developing geminal-based theories for challenging problems in quantum chemistry. Specifically, we focus on the antisymmetrized geminal power, generalized valence bond, antisymmetrized product of strongly orthogonal geminals, singlet-type orthogonal geminals, the antisymmetric product of 1-reference orbital geminal, also known as the pair coupled cluster doubles ansatz, and geminals constructed from Richardson-Gaudin states. Furthermore, we review various corrections to account for the missing dynamical correlation effects in geminal models and possible extensions to target electronically excited states and open-shell species. Finally, we discuss some numerical examples and present-day challenges for geminal-based models, including a quantitative and qualitative analysis of wave functions, and software availability.
Some of the difficulties encountered in the approximation of Green's functions are reviewed with particular emphasis on the self-consistent polarization propagator. Some new basic theorems are presented, involving a general procedure, which lead to both a derivation and alternate prescriptions for the computations. As demonstrated by Linderberg and Öhrn the ground state is an AGP (antisymmetrized geminal power). An energy optimized AGP ( E AGP ) in a Brueckner orbital representation can be used to generate a manifold of excited states| K ⟩ = O K + |AGP⟩, O K |AGP⟩ = 0 with the excitation operators, O + K , and killers, O K , being combinations of particle-hole and hole-particle operators. The SCPP can be expressed then as ⟨⟨ X, Y ⟩⟩ E = - ⟨AGP| XT 0 (- E + E AGP ) Y + YT 0 ( E + E AGP ) X |AGP⟩ in terms of the resolvent T 0 ( ) = P ( - PHP ) -1 with P spanned by the states| K ⟩⟨ K |, in the sense of Löwdin. Our results establish a natural relationship between hermiticity, completeness, non-redundance of operator manifolds with stationarity and killer conditions.