Exchange kernel $f_x^h(q,\omega )$ of electron liquid from the variational principle of McLachlan

Abstract

By minimizing, in the $L_2$ norm, the difference between the left- and the right-hand sides of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, the variational principle of McLachlan (McLVP) [A. McLachlan, Molecular Physics {\bf 8}, 39 (1964)] provides a powerful tool for the generation of equations of motion. If the trial wave function is the Slater determinant, McLVP produces a temporally and spatially nonlocal exchange potential [V. U. Nazarov, Phys. Rev. B {\bf 87}, 165125 (2013)]. We study the performance of the corresponding wave-vector and frequency-dependent exchange kernel $f_x^h(q,\omega )$ of the homogeneous electron liquid. While the McLVP-based $f_x^h(q,\omega )$ lacks correlations by construction, we find that it accurately accounts for exchange, reproducing features in the quantum Monte Carlo data, which the known constraint-based kernels miss. We argue that the complementary use of the McLVP- and the constraint-based exchange-correlation kernels will enhance the performance of the linear response time-dependent density functional theory of the electron liquid.

8 pages, 8 figures

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