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\begin{abstract}
We extend to strongly correlated systems the recently introduced basis-set incompleteness correction based on density-functional theory (DFT) [E. Giner \textit{et al.}, \href{https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5052714}{J. Chem. Phys. \textbf{149}, 194301 (2018)}]. This basis-set correction relies on a mapping between wave-function calculations in a finite basis set and range-separated DFT (RSDFT) through the definition of an effective non-divergent interaction corresponding to the electron-electron Coulomb interaction projected in the finite basis set. This allows to use RSDFT-type complementary density functionals to recover the dominant part of the short-range correlation effects missing in this finite basis. To model both weak and strong correlation regimes we consider the potential energy curves of the \ce{H10}, \ce{N2}, \ce{O2}, and \ce{F2} molecules up to the dissociation limit, and we explore various approximations of complementary density functionals fulfilling two key properties: spin-multiplet degeneracy (\ie, invariance with respect to the spin operator $S_z$) and size consistency. Specifically, we systematically investigate the functional dependence on different types of on-top pair densities and spin polarizations. The key result of this study is that the explicit dependence on the on-top pair density allows one to completely remove the dependence on any form of spin polarization without any significant loss of accuracy.
In the general context of multiconfigurational DFT, this finding shows that one can avoid the effective spin polarization whose mathematical definition is rather \textit{ad hoc} and which can become complex valued in certain cases. Quantitatively, we show that the basis-set correction reaches chemical accuracy on atomization energies with triple-$\zeta$ quality basis sets for most of the systems studied here. Also, the present basis-set incompleteness correction provides smooth curves along the whole potential energy surface.
We extend to strongly correlated systems the recently introduced basis-set incompleteness correction based on density-functional theory (DFT) [E. Giner \textit{et al.}, \href{https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5052714}{J. Chem. Phys. \textbf{149}, 194301 (2018)}]. This basis-set correction relies on a mapping between wave-function calculations in a finite basis set and range-separated DFT (RSDFT) through the definition of an effective non-divergent interaction corresponding to the electron-electron Coulomb interaction projected in the finite basis set. This allows one to use RSDFT-type complementary density functionals to recover the dominant part of the short-range correlation effects missing in this finite basis. To study both weak and strong correlation regimes we consider the potential energy curves of the \ce{H10}, \ce{N2}, \ce{O2}, and \ce{F2} molecules up to the dissociation limit, and we explore various approximations of complementary density functionals fulfilling two key properties: spin-multiplet degeneracy (\ie, independence of the energy with respect to the spin projection $S_z$) and size consistency. Specifically, we systematically investigate the dependence of the functional on different types of on-top pair densities and spin polarizations. The key result of this study is that the explicit dependence on the on-top pair density allows one to completely remove the dependence on any form of spin polarization without any significant loss of accuracy.
%In the general context of multiconfigurational DFT, this finding shows that one can avoid the effective spin polarization whose mathematical definition is rather \textit{ad hoc} and which can become complex valued in certain cases. [JT: I don't like this sentence in the abstract in particular because it is not clear what the "effective" spin polarization is.]
Quantitatively, we show that the basis-set correction reaches chemical accuracy on atomization energies with triple-$\zeta$ quality basis sets for most of the systems studied here. Also, the present basis-set incompleteness correction provides smooth potential energy curves along the whole distance range.
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