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\affiliation{\LCPQ}
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\begin{abstract}
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Density-functional theory for ensembles (eDFT) is a time-independent formalism which allows to compute individual excitation energies via the derivative of the ensemble energy with respect to the weight of each excited state.
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Contrary to the time-dependent version of density-functional theory (TD-DFT), double excitations can be easily computed within eDFT.
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Gross-Oliveira-Kohn (GOK) ensemble density-functional theory (GOK-DFT) is a time-independent formalism which allows to compute individual excitation energies via the derivative of the ensemble energy with respect to the weight of each excited state.
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Contrary to the time-dependent version of density-functional theory (TD-DFT), double excitations can be easily computed within GOK-DFT.
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However, to take full advantage of this formalism, one must have access to a \textit{weight-dependent} exchange-correlation functional in order to model the infamous derivative discontinuity contribution to the excitation energies.
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In the present article, we report a first-rung (\ie, local), weight-dependent exchange-correlation density-functional approximation for atoms and molecules specifically designed for the computation of double excitations within eDFT.
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This density-functional approximation for ensembles, based on finite and infinite uniform electron gas models, incorporate information about both ground and excited states.
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In the present article, we report a first-rung (\ie, local) weight-dependent exchange-correlation density-functional approximation for atoms and molecules specifically designed for the computation of double excitations within GOK-DFT.
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This density-functional approximation for ensembles, based on finite and infinite uniform electron gases, incorporate information about both ground and excited states.
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Its accuracy is illustrated by computing the double excitation in the prototypical H$_2$ molecule.
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\end{abstract}
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At a relatively low computational cost (at least compared to the other excited-state \textit{ab initio} methods), TD-DFT can provide accurate transition energies for low-lying excited states of organic molecules (see, for example, Ref.~\onlinecite{Dreuw_2005} and references therein).
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Importantly, setting up a TD-DFT calculation for a given system is an almost pain-free process from a user perspective as the only (yet essential) input variable is the choice of the so-called exchange-correlation (xc) functional.
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Similar to density-functional theory (DFT), \cite{Hohenberg_1964,Kohn_1965,ParrBook} TD-DFT is an in-principle exact theory which formal foundation relies on the Runge-Gross theorem. \cite{Runge_1984}
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Similar to density-functional theory (DFT), \cite{Hohenberg_1964,Kohn_1965,ParrBook} TD-DFT is an in-principle exact theory which formal foundations relie on the Runge-Gross theorem. \cite{Runge_1984}
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The Kohn-Sham (KS) formalism of TD-DFT transfers the complexity of the many-body problem to the xc functional thanks to a judicious mapping between a time-dependent non-interacting reference system and its interacting analog which have both the exact same one-electron density.
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However, TD-DFT is far from being perfect as, in practice, drastic approximations must be made for the xc functional.
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One possible solution to access double excitations within TD-DFT is provided by spin-flip TD-DFT which describes double excitations as single excitations from the lowest triplet state. \cite{Huix-Rotllant_2010,Krylov_2001,Shao_2003,Wang_2004,Wang_2006,Minezawa_2009}
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However, spin contamination might be an issue. \cite{Huix-Rotllant_2010}
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In order to go beyond the adiabatic approximation, a dressed TD-DFT approach has been proposed by Maitra and coworkers \cite{Maitra_2004,Cave_2004} (see also Refs.~\onlinecite{Mazur_2009,Mazur_2011,Huix-Rotllant_2011,Elliott_2011,Maitra_2012}).
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In this approach the xc kernel is made frequency dependent \cite{Romaniello_2009a,Sangalli_2011}, which allows to treat doubly-excited states.
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In this approach the xc kernel is made frequency dependent, which allows to treat doubly-excited states. \cite{Romaniello_2009a,Sangalli_2011,Loos_2019}
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Maybe surprisingly, another possible way of accessing double excitations is to resort to a time-\textit{independent} formalism. \cite{Yang_2017,Sagredo_2018,Deur_2019}
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DFT for ensembles (eDFT) \cite{Theophilou_1979,Gross_1988a,Gross_1988b,Oliveira_1988} is a viable alternative following such a strategy currently under active development. \cite{Gidopoulos_2002,Franck_2014,Borgoo_2015,Kazaryan_2008,Gould_2013,Gould_2014,Filatov_2015,Filatov_2015b,Filatov_2015c,Gould_2017,Deur_2017,Gould_2018,Gould_2019,Sagredo_2018,Ayers_2018,Deur_2018,Deur_2019,Kraisler_2013,Kraisler_2014,Alam_2016,Alam_2017,Nagy_1998,Nagy_2001,Nagy_2005,Pastorczak_2013,Pastorczak_2014,Pribram-Jones_2014,Yang_2013a,Yang_2014,Yang_2017,Senjean_2015,Senjean_2016,Smith_2016,Senjean_2018}
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In the assumption of monotonically decreasing weights, eDFT for excited states has the undeniable advantage to be based on a rigorous variational principle for ground and excited states, the so-called Gross-Oliveria-Kohn (GOK) variational principle. \cite{Gross_1988a}
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In short, GOK-DFT (\ie, eDFT for excited states) is the density-based analog of state-averaged wave function methods, and excitation energies can then be easily extracted from the total ensemble energy. \cite{Deur_2019}
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Although the formal foundation of GOK-DFT has been set three decades ago, \cite{Gross_1988a,Gross_1988b,Oliveira_1988} its practical developments have been rather slow.
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Although the formal foundations of GOK-DFT have been set three decades ago, \cite{Gross_1988a,Gross_1988b,Oliveira_1988} its practical developments have been rather slow.
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We believe that it is partly due to the lack of accurate approximations for GOK-DFT.
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In particular, to the best of our knowledge, an explicitly weight-dependent density-functional approximation for ensemble (eDFA) has never been developed for atoms and molecules.
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The present contribution is a first step towards this goal.
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