scholarly journals Exact Formulation of the Transverse Dynamic Spin Susceptibility as an Initial-Value Problem

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Arno Schindlmayr

The transverse dynamic spin susceptibility is a correlation function that yields exact information about spin excitations in systems with a collinear magnetic ground state, including collective spin-wave modes. In an ab initio context, it may be calculated within many-body perturbation theory or time-dependent density-functional theory, but the quantitative accuracy is currently limited by the available functionals for exchange and correlation in dynamically evolving systems. To circumvent this limitation, the spin susceptibility is here alternatively formulated as the solution of an initial-value problem. In this way, the challenge of accurately describing exchange and correlation in many-electron systems is shifted to the stationary initial state, which is much better understood. The proposed scheme further requires the choice of an auxiliary basis set, which determines the speed of convergence but always allows systematic convergence in practical implementations.

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
Alexandre I. Kourdioukov ◽  
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Aynur F. Mingaliev ◽  
Vener F. Khayrutdinov ◽  
Farid M. Gumerov ◽  
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The primary oxidation stages of 3O2 model acyclic and cyclic alkanes and their subsequent triplet and singlet elementary events were studied for the first time by the DFT method with the density functional B3LYP and basis set 6-311++g(df,p). According to quantum chemical DFT calculations the C–H radical cleavage of the bonds of acyclic and cyclic alkanes upon interaction with 3O2 is almost completely thermodynamically shifted toward the initial state of the reaction system. This energy of primary oxidizing events explains the extremely low reactivity of saturated alkanes in comparison with asphaltene structural fragments under the conditions of SCF technology for the extraction of heavy oils and asphaltenes by a propane-butane mixture. It has been demonstrated that for all elementary acts of primary alkane oxidation the product of the direct reaction direction is not a free pair of radicals but a triplet hydrogen complex with a pronounced hydrogen bond between the hydroperoxyl radical and the radical form of the corresponding hydrocarbon. A new, previously not taken into account very exothermic (H = -29.25 – -30.77 kcal/mol) reaction direction is described which corresponds to triplet recombination of alkyl radicals and a hydroperoxyl radical in its oxygen-concentrated part. The products of this recombination are triplet forms of alkane hydroperoxides in which there is a fairly loosened triplet O---O bond with a length of 2.20-2.23 Å, which is ~0.72-0.77 Å more than bond length in the singlet state.


1974 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Crighton ◽  
F. G. Leppington

The interaction between an acoustic source, an unstable shear layer and a large inhomogeneous solid surface is studied, using an idealized model in which a vortex sheet is generated by uniform subsonic flow on one side of a semi-infinite plate, and subjected to line-source irradiation. Both the steady-state (time-harmonic) and initial-value (impulsive source) situations are examined. In particular, the time-harmonic field which can develop in a causal manner from a quiescent initial state is examined, and a specific criterion is given by which one may obtain the correct causal harmonic solution without explicit consideration of an initial-value problem. The satisfaction of this criterion demands not only the presence in the harmonic problem of the Helmholtz instability of an infinite vortex sheet (Jones & Morgan 1972), but additionally the presence of an edge-scatttered instability which in real time consists of a singular line plus a tail. The harmonic solution is discussed in some detail, and the consequences of omitting the unstable solutions and thereby violating causality are shown greatly to affect the diffracted field in some circumstances. The general features of the initial-value problem are also dealt with, the various waves being classified and their arrival times at any point being given in simple form. The paper ends with some speculations as to the applicability of these phenomena to the description of the process of ‘parametric amplification’, by which sound generated within a duct can be greatly amplified in the far field by triggering unstable modes on the shear layer shed from the duct.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 2197-2221
Author(s):  
Theraviyum Chithambarathanu ◽  
M. Darathi ◽  
J. DaisyMagdaline ◽  
S. Gunasekaran

The molecular vibrations of Trichloro isocyanuric acid (C3Cl3N3O3) and Trithio cyanuric acid (C3H3N3S3) have been investigated in polycrystalline sample at room temperature by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) and FT-Raman spectroscopies in the region 4000-450 cm-1 and 4000-50 cm-1 respectively, which provide a wealth of structural information about the molecules. The spectra are interpreted with the aid of normal co-ordinate analysis following full structure optimization and force field calculations based on density functional theory   (DFT) using standard B3LYP / 6-311++ G (d, p) basis set for investigating the structural and spectroscopic properties. The vibrational frequencies are calculated and the scaled values are compared with experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. The scaled theoretical wave numbers shows very good agreement with experimental ones. The complete vibrational assignments are performed on the basis of potential energy distribution (PED) of vibrational modes, calculated with scaled quantum (SQM) method. Stability of the molecule arising from hyper conjugative interactions, charge delocalization has been analyzed using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. The results show that change in electron density (ED) in σ* and π* anti-bonding orbitals and second order delocalization   energy (E2) confirm the occurrence of Intra molecular Charge Transfer (ICT) within the molecule. The thermodynamic properties like heat capacity, entropy, enthalpy and zero point energy have been calculated for the molecule. The frontier molecular orbitals have been visualized and the HOMO-LUMO energy gap has been calculated. The Molecular Electrostatic Potential (MEP) analysis reveals the sites for electrophilic attack and nucleophilic reactions in the molecule.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Iron ◽  
Trevor Janes

A new database of transition metal reaction barrier heights – MOBH35 – is presented. Benchmark energies (forward and reverse barriers and reaction energy) are calculated using DLPNO-CCSD(T) extrapolated to the complete basis set limit using a Weizmann1-like scheme. Using these benchmark energies, the performance of a wide selection of density functional theory (DFT) exchange–correlation functionals, including the latest from the Truhlar and Head-Gordon groups, is evaluated. It was found, using the def2-TZVPP basis set, that the ωB97M-V (MAD 1.8 kcal/mol), ωB97X-V (MAD 2.1 kcal/mol) and SCAN0 (MAD 2.1 kcal/mol) hybrid functionals are recommended. The double-hybrid functionals PWPB95 (MAD 1.6 kcal/mol) and B2K-PLYP (MAD 1.8 kcal/mol) did perform slightly better but this has to be balanced by their increased computational cost.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Batra ◽  
Stefan Zahn ◽  
Thomas Heine

<p>We thoroughly benchmark time-dependent density- functional theory for the predictive calculation of UV/Vis spectra of porphyrin derivatives. With the aim to provide an approach that is computationally feasible for large-scale applications such as biological systems or molecular framework materials, albeit performing with high accuracy for the Q-bands, we compare the results given by various computational protocols, including basis sets, density-functionals (including gradient corrected local functionals, hybrids, double hybrids and range-separated functionals), and various variants of time-dependent density-functional theory, including the simplified Tamm-Dancoff approximation. An excellent choice for these calculations is the range-separated functional CAM-B3LYP in combination with the simplified Tamm-Dancoff approximation and a basis set of double-ζ quality def2-SVP (mean absolute error [MAE] of ~0.05 eV). This is not surpassed by more expensive approaches, not even by double hybrid functionals, and solely systematic excitation energy scaling slightly improves the results (MAE ~0.04 eV). </p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 333-345
Author(s):  
Morteza Rezaei ◽  
Esmat Mohammadinasab ◽  
Tahere Momeni Esfahani

Background: In this study, we used a hierarchical approach to develop quantitative structureactivity relationship (QSAR) models for modeling lipophilicity of a set of 81 aniline derivatives containing some pharmaceutical compounds. Objective: The multiple linear regression (MLR), principal component regression (PCR) and partial least square regression (PLSR) methods were utilized to construct QSAR models. Materials & Methods: Quantum mechanical calculations at the density functional theory level and 6- 311++G** basis set were carried out to obtain the optimized geometry and then, the comprehensive set of molecular descriptors was computed by using the Dragon software. Genetic algorithm (GA) was applied to select suitable descriptors which have the most correlation with lipophilicity of the studied compounds. Results: It was identified that such descriptors as Barysz matrix (SEigZ), hydrophilicity factor (Hy), Moriguchi octanol-water partition coefficient (MLOGP), electrophilicity (ω/eV) van der Waals volume (vWV) and lethal concentration (LC50/molkg-1) are the best descriptors for QSAR modeling. The high correlation coefficients and the low prediction errors for MLR, PCR and PLSR methods confirmed good predictability of the three models. Conclusion: In present study, the high correlation between experimental and predicted logP values of aniline derivatives indicated the validation and the good quality of the resulting three regression methods, but MLR regression procedure was a little better than the PCR and PLSR methods. It was concluded that the studied aniline derivatives are not hydrophilic compounds and this means these compounds hardly dissolve in water or an aqueous solvent.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 705-717
Author(s):  
Mehrnoosh Khaleghian ◽  
Fatemeh Azarakhshi

In the present research, B45H36N45 Born Nitride (9,9) nanotube (BNNT) and Al45H36N45 Aluminum nitride (9,9) nanotube (AlNNT) have been studied, both having the same length of 5 angstroms. The main reason for choosing boron nitride nanotubes is their interesting properties compared with carbon nanotubes. For example, resistance to oxidation at high temperatures, chemical and thermal stability higher rather than carbon nanotubes and conductivity in these nanotubes, unlike carbon nanotubes, does not depend on the type of nanotube chirality. The method used in this study is the density functional theory (DFT) at Becke3, Lee-Yang-Parr (B3LYP) method and 6-31G* basis set for all the calculations. At first, the samples were simulated and then the optimized structure was obtained using Gaussian 09 software. The structural parameters of each nanotube were determined in 5 layers. Frequency calculations in order to extract the thermodynamic parameters and natural bond orbital (NBO) calculations have been performed to evaluate the electron density and electrostatic environment of different layers, energy levels and related parameters, such as ionization energy and electronic energy, bond gap energy and the share of hybrid orbitals of different layers.


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