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An adiabatic integration formula for the quantum chemistry correlation energy functional of the Hartree–Fock density, E c QC[n], is presented. The functional E c QC[n] is meant to be added to the completed Hartree–Fock energy to produce the exact ground-state energy of the system under consideration. The initial slope of the integrand in this connection formula is identified as a second-order energy and an explicit expression for the initial slope of the integrand is presented. Our expression should be useful for arriving at new improved approximations to E c QC[n]. Previous numerical results by Huang and Umrigar (1997) Phys Rev A 56:290, for two-electron densities are proved, and a generalization to more than two electrons is presented. Results obtained by means of the present density functional theory correlation energy functionals, when used to approximate the initial slope in our adiabatic integration formula for E c QC[n], are compared against exact numbers.
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Received: 10 September 1998 / Accepted: 3 February 1999 / Published online: 21 June 1999
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Ivanov, S., Levy, M. Adiabatic integration formula for the correlation energy functional of the Hartree–Fock density. Theor Chem Acc 103, 117–123 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002140050522
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