Complete active space methods define active spaces by selecting specific electrons and orbitals.
Is it true that complete active space methods define active spaces by selecting specific electrons and orbitals?
Yes. Complete active space methods in quantum chemistry define active spaces by explicitly selecting specific sets of electrons and molecular orbitals.
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The retrieved quantum chemistry papers consistently describe complete active space (CAS) methods—such as CASSCF, CASCI, and DMRG—as being defined by partitioning the molecular system into specific numbers of active electrons and active orbitals.
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C, B., S, R. B., J, H., J, G., SS, X., M, G., A, M., & Ö, L. (2026). Mixed-Precision <i>Ab Initio</i> Tensor Network State Methods Adapted for NVIDIA Blackwell Technology via Emulated FP64 Arithmetic.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.6c00203
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Vu, N., Ampoh, K., & Foley, J. (2025). Cavity quantum electrodynamics complete active space self consistent field theory. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-q6rfm
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BW, K. & SS, D. (2026). Automated Active Space Selection with CASCI Dipole Moments.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.6c00473
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P, H., Z, W., & EA, C. (2026). Combining Density Functional Embedding Theory and DMRG-NEVPT2 to Treat Large Active Spaces: Addressing Electronic Structure Complexity in Single-Atom Alloys.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.5c02119
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The retrieved quantum chemistry papers consistently describe complete active space (CAS) methods—such as CASSCF, CASCI, and DMRG—as being defined by partitioning the molecular system into specific numbers of active electrons and active orbitals.
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