Comparison of methods for solving the vibrational Schrödinger equation in the course of sequential Monte-Carlo-quantum mechanical treatment of hydroxide ion hydration

Autor: Jasmina Petreska, Ljupco Pejov
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Vol 29, Iss 2, Pp 203-213 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1857-5552
1857-5625
DOI: 10.20450/mjcce.2010.167
Popis: Three numerical methods were applied to compute the anharmonic O–H stretching vibrational frequencies of the free and aqueous hydroxide ion on the basis of one-dimensional vibrational potential energies computed at various levels of theory: i) simple Hamiltonian matrix diagonalization technique, based on representation of the vibrational potential in Simons-Parr-Finlan (SPF) coordinates, ii) Numerov algorithm and iii) Fourier grid Hamiltonian method (FGH). Considering the Numerov algorithm as a reference method, the diagonalization technique performs remarkably well in a very wide range of frequencies and frequency shifts (up to 300 cm–1). FGH method, on the other hand, though showing a very good performance as well, exhibits more significant (and non-uniform) discrepancies with the Numerov algorithm, even for rather modest frequency shifts.
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