Analysis of coupled-cluster methods for first-order static properties

An analysis of some of the coupled-cluster methods has been undertaken for the calculation of first-order properties. In particular, it has been shown that Arponen’s variational extended exp(T) method truncated to the quadratic power in the cluster amplitudes gives a result identical to the average value of the property operator with the linearized coupled-cluster doubles (L-CCD) stationary state truncated to the quadratic power in amplitudes in the model where only two-body excitations have been included in the cluster amplitudes. In the same model it is also shown that Monkhorst’s nonvariational method gives results identical to the previously mentioned average value again truncated to the quadratic power in amplitudes with a full CCD stationary-state wave function.