Restricted Hartree-Fock

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf quantum chemistry method
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RHF
gptkbp:assumes closed-shell systems
paired electrons
gptkbp:basisFor single Slater determinant
gptkbp:category ab initio method
gptkbp:computes ground state energy
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Generalized_Hartree-Fock
gptkb:Unrestricted_Hartree-Fock
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Hartree-Fock_method
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1930s
gptkbp:form gptkb:Fock_operator
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Restricted Hartree-Fock
gptkbp:limitation cannot describe spin polarization
not suitable for open-shell systems
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Self-Consistent_Field_method
Molecular Orbital Theory
gptkbp:solvedBy gptkb:Roothaan_equations
gptkbp:usedAs starting point for post-Hartree-Fock methods
gptkbp:usedFor electronic structure calculation
gptkbp:usedIn computational chemistry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hartree-Fock_method
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6