Subcontract: Generalised density functional theory for accurate chemistry

ANU Subcontracted to USydThe Project aims to construct two new methods for predicting chemical structure, bonding and reactivity. The first of these (gLDA2) will be useful for modelling molecules whose electrons are constrained to a two-dimensional plane. The second (gLDA3), will be useful for modelling molecules with unconstrained electrons. The two methods will be implemented in user-friendly software packages and made available to researchers in Australia and around the world. Unlike the semi-empirical approaches that they seek to replace, these two new methods will be derived from the properties of electrons on spheres or hyperspheres and thereby have a solid foundation in quantum mechanics.