Compact, convenient expressions for the electron density are derived using a fitting functional.Results are given for H,O, CH,, HF, NH,, and PH,, and show the accuracy obtainable using differing numbers of functions on each center. The definition of an atomic charge using these expressions is discussed and it is shown that the Bader virial-partitioning definition, in which the density is integrated over a volume around each nucleus, leads to convergent results.
This paper explains a method for finding saddle points on a multidimensional surface and shows how it may be used to define saddle-point seeking curves that have properties similar to well-known orthogonal trajectories. It is shown that a gradient extremal is a special case of one of these curves, and its chemical significance as the path, defined by local criteria, which starts from a stable structure and leads to a transition state, is discussed briefly in relation to the intrinsic reaction coordinate. It is emphasized that this theory gives a natural method for locating points that have Hessians of similar structure to those of transition states.
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