A simple method to calculate the expectation values of the linear momentum operator p in molecules
Abstract
The proportionality between the expectation values (p") and the Slater effective parameters to the same power, n, have been used with the method of Eisenberger & Marra Phys. Rev. Lett. ( 1971), 27, 1413-1416 in order to obtain localized expectation values of the linear momentum operator. A compilation of (p2>/2 and of (p-1)/2 is presented for a set of AB and AH bonds, H is the hydrogen atom, while A and B vary from lithium to fluorine. A correction introducing the internuclear distances RAB is proposed, which increases the accuracy of the results. For a given molecule it is sufficient to sum the bond terms with or without the R correction, using the Lewis localization technique. This method is useful for large molecules.