Hartree-Fock Approximate Molecular
Orbital Theory
Justin T. Fermann
Contents
1.Purpose (which we've been through)
2.The Hamiltonian
Kinetic energy operators
Coulombic potential operators
3.The Wave Function
1-electron orbitals
Hartree products
Slater determinants
4.Hamiltonian as Energy Operator,
Schrodinger Equation

Integrals over one electron operators
Integrals over two electron operators
Specific case energy expressions
General form of HF energy
5.What Variational Parameter?
LCAO-MO theory, energy in AO basis
Density Matrices
6.Hartree-Fock Equations
Lagrangs's Undetermined Multipliers
A load 'o math
7.Matrix Formalism
8.Program Outline