Don’t rely on error compensation!

Density functional theory, double-zeta AO basis set, basis set superposition error, London dispersion energy, molecular complexes, molecular crystalsThe ChemistryOpen review article on “Small Atomic Orbital Basis Set First-Principles Quantum Chemical Methods for Large Molecular and Periodic Systems: A Critical Analysis of Error Sources” has been highlighted by Computational Chemistry Highlights.

The article describes the problems in utilizing small atom-centered orbital expansions in electronic structure calculations and shows how the arising errors can be efficiently removed.

Don’t rely on error compensation!