Property calculations using perturbed orbitals via state-specific multireference coupled-cluster and perturbation theories

In this paper we apply the recently developed state-specific multireference coupled-cluster and perturbation theories to calculate electrical properties such as dipole moment and static polarizability using perturbed orbitals in finite fields. The theories are built on complete active space reference functions, and are designed to treat quasidegeneracy of varying degrees while bypassing the intruder problem. Numerical results are presented for the model systems H-4 with trapezoidal geometry and the lowest two singlet states of CH2. Both the systems require a multireference formulation due to quasidegeneracy. In the field-free situation, the former encounters intruders at an intermediate trapezoidal geometry in the traditional treatment using effective Hamiltonians, while the latter shows a pronounced multireference character in the two singlet states. This affects the response properties in the presence of a perturbing field. A comparison with the full CI results in the same basis indicates the efficacy of the state-specific methods in wide ranges of geometries, even when the traditional effective Hamiltonian based methods fail due to intruders. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(99)31433-1].