Nonlocal pseudopotentials and magnetic fields

Abstract

We show how to describe the coupling of electrons to non-uniform magnetic fields in the framework of the widely used norm-conserving pseudopotential appro ximation for electronic structure calculations. Our derivation applies to magnetic fields that are smooth on the scale of the core region. The method is validated by application to the calculation of the magnetic susceptibility of molecules. Our results are compared with high quality all electron quantum chemical results, and another recently proposed formalism.

4 pages, submitted to Physical Review Letters

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