The specification of operators used in solving for response vectors is designed to be very flexible. The general form of the $response input section is given by
$response keyword_1 setting_1 keyword_2 setting_2 ... [operator_1_label, operator_1_origin] [operator_2_label, operator_2_origin] [operator_3_label, operator_3_origin] ... $end
where the keywords are those found in section 11.15.1 (with the exception of RESPONSE).
The specification of an operator is given within a line contained by [], where the first element is a label from table 11.4, and the second element is a label from table 11.5. Operator specifications may appear in any order. Response values are calculated for all possible permutations of operators and their components.
For the Cartesian moment operator, a third field within [] may be specified for the order of the expansion, entered as . For example, the molecular response to the moment of order (2, 5, 4) with its origin at (0.2, 0.3, 0.4) a.u. can be found with the operator specification
[multipole, (0.2, 0.3, 0.4), (2, 5, 4)]
Operator Label | Description | Integral |
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dipole or diplen | dipole (length gauge) | |
quadrupole | second moment (length gauge) | |
multipole | arbitrary-order Cartesian moment (length gauge) | |
fermi or fc | Fermi contact | |
spindip or sd | spin dipole | |
angmom or dipmag | angular momentum | |
dipvel | dipole (velocity gauge) |
Origin Label | Description |
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zero | Cartesian origin, same as (0.0, 0.0, 0.0) |
(x, y, z) | arbitrary point (double precision, units are bohrs) |