e T 2.0: An efficient open-source molecular electronic structure program

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Authors: Sarai Dery Folkestad, Eirik F. Kjønstad, Alexander C. Paul, Rolf Heilemann Myhre, Riccardo Alessandro, Sara Angelico, Alice Balbi, Alberto Barlini, Andrea Bianchi, Chiara Cappelli, Matteo Castagnola, Sonia Coriani
+25 more Yassir El Moutaoukal, Tommaso Giovannini, Linda Goletto, Tor S. Haugland, Daniel Hollas, Ida‐Marie Høyvik, Marcus T. Lexander, Doroteja Lipovec, Gioia Marrazzini, Torsha Moitra, Ylva Os, Regina Paul, Jacob Pedersen, Matteo Rinaldi, Rosario R. Riso, Sander Roet, Enrico Ronca, Federico Rossi, Bendik Støa Sannes, Anna Kristina Schnack‐Petersen, Andreas S. Skeidsvoll, Leo Stoll, Guillaume Thiam, Jan Haakon M. Trabski, Henrik Koch
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Abstract

The eT program is an open-source electronic structure program with an emphasis on performance and modularity. As its name suggests, the program features extensive coupled cluster capabilities, performing well compared to other electronic structure programs and, in some cases, outperforming commercial alternatives. However, eT is more than a coupled cluster program; other models based on wave function theory (such as full and reduced-space configuration interaction and a variety of self-consistent field models) and density functional theory are supported. The second major release of the program, eT 2.0, has specialized functionality for strong light–matter coupling conditions. In addition, it includes a wide range of optimizations and algorithmic improvements, as well as new capabilities for exploring potential energy surfaces and for modeling experiments in the ultraviolet and X-ray regimes. Molecular gradients are now available at the coupled cluster level, and high-accuracy spectroscopic simulations are available at reduced computational cost within the multilevel coupled cluster and multiscale frameworks. We present the modifications to the program since its first major release, eT 1.0, highlighting some notable new features and demonstrating the performance of the new version relative to the first release and to other established electronic structure programs.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions Magnetism in coordination complexes

Publication details

Journal / source
The Journal of Chemical Physics
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Volume
164
Issue
13
Publication date
6 April 2026
Language
EN