BasisSet¶

Circa November 2014, basis set handling in Psi4 has been revamped. Fear not that the beloved libmints BasisSet object has changed- rather, the user specification of basis sets, programmer’s API to BasisSet constructors, and the construction of BasisSet objects has been changed.

Advantages to New Scheme (aka Why)¶

Defaults for fitting basis sets set on a per-atom basis (e.g., DF-SCF on metal-organic with cc-pVDZ uses cc-pVDZ-JKFIT for the organic and Def2-tzvpp (or something) for the metal) so that the user shouldn’t experience a failed job on account of incomplete fitting basis sets.
All default info for auxiliary basis sets in one place. Programmer when calling for a new auxiliary BasisSet gives the fitting role if defaults need to be computed (e.g., JKFIT) and the orbital basis to compute defaults off of (e.g., get_option(BASIS)). This eliminates all the “corresponding_jkfit” boilerplate in proc.py and also means defaults can be assigned for non-uniform orbital basis sets.
Assignment of basis sets to atoms proceeds through “all”, “by_symbol” (e.g., “Co”), or “by_label” (e.g., H1 or Co_mine). There is no assignment to atoms by number (except a bit internally where it’s safe) which can be ambiguous when the Molecule has been fragmented as for SAPT.
Users don’t need to “set basis basisname” after every molecule {...} definition or activation because basis sets are not attached to the molecule at time option is set but at time BasisSet is built. Similarly, once can define a basis basisname {...} block and use it for multiple molecules.

BasisSet gives the option name where any user intentions as to proper value may be found (DF_BASIS_SCF), the name by which the new basis can be recalled (get_str(‘DF_BASIS_SCF’)), the fitting role if defaults need to be computed (JKFIT), the

How for Programmers¶

To get a BasisSet object into your module, just call pyconstruct where formerly you called construct. There are two flavors, one for orbital basis sets and one for auxiliary basis sets. There’s no difference in the BasisSet objects they return or even the code used to assemble them- the two flavors are just for sane argument naming and to establish different signatures for Boost binding.

Orbital Basis¶

Give the function a Molecule object for which to build basis, a label for the basis (generally, BASIS), and a hint for finding the basis. This last argument gets used to find a python function by that name camoflaged (that’s what basis {...} blocks in the input file get translated into) or failing that a string to find a gbs file defining the basis.

// simple
boost::shared_ptr<BasisSet> primary = BasisSet::pyconstruct_orbital(molecule,
    "BASIS", "CC-PVDZ");

// self-contained
boost::shared_ptr<BasisSet> primary = BasisSet::pyconstruct_orbital(Process::environment.molecule(),
    "BASIS", Process::environment.options.get_str("BASIS"));

Auxiliary Basis¶

Give the function a Molecule object for which to build basis, a label for the basis, a hint for finding the basis, a fitting role to apply if defaults need to be generated, and a hint for finding the orbital basis to build defaults against.

// simple
boost::shared_ptr<BasisSet> auxiliary = BasisSet::pyconstruct_auxiliary(molecule,
    "DF_BASIS_SCF", "",
    "JKFIT", "CC-PVDZ");

// self-contained and force Spherical
boost::shared_ptr<BasisSet> auxiliary = BasisSet::pyconstruct_auxiliary(Process::environment.molecule(),
    "DF_BASIS_SCF", Process::environment.options.get_str("DF_BASIS_SCF"),
    "JKFIT", Process:environment.options.get_str("BASIS"), 1);

Adding Basis Option to Code¶

Register new basis keyword with psi4/src/bin/psi4/read_options.cc (of course). The default should be the empty string.
```
options.add_str("DF_BASIS_ELST", "");
```
Register new basis keyword with the input parser psi4/share/python/inputparser.py. In the main function process_input, add it to the regex below. This ensures that users can define basis_keyword basis_name {...} blocks where the contents of the block get associated with basis_name and assigned to your basis_keyword.
```
basis_block = re.compile(r'^(\s*?)(basis|df_basis_scf|df_basis_mp2|df_basis_cc|df_basis_sapt)[=\s]*(\w*?)\s*\{(.*?)\}',
                         re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL | re.IGNORECASE)
```

Deprecated Steps: Don’t do these anymore!¶

Deprecated Step: registering non-basis keywords that contain the word BASIS in check_for_basis function in psi4/src/bin/psi4/python.cc. Don’t do this anymore!
Deprecated Step: adding corresponding_rifit and surrounding boilerplate to run_{method} function psi4/share/python/proc.py. Don’t do this anymore!

Building a parser object in module code as preparation to building a BasisSet.

boost::shared_ptr<BasisSetParser> parser(new Gaussian94BasisSetParser(old_forced_puream));
boost::shared_ptr<BasisSet> dual_basis = BasisSet::construct(parser, molecule_, "DUAL_BASIS_SCF");

key: label by which basis name gets attached to mol’s CoordEntry-s

TODO check that can just pass stirng instead of options.get_str(“BASIS”) etc.: make form fn on the fly. do this in pyconstruct instead of inputparser for ordinary (non-block) basis sets?

// BasisSet::pyconstruct(mol, key, ?, ?, target) // mol, key, target –> smol, targetfunc –> (s O) // primary_ = BasisSet::pyconstruct(molecule_, “BASIS”, options_.get_str(“BASIS”)); // auxiliary_ = BasisSet::pyconstruct(molecule_, “DF_BASIS_MP2”, options.get_str(“DF_BASIS_MP2”), // “RIFIT”, options_get_str(“BASIS”)); // mol, key, target, role, orbital –> smol, orbitalfunc, targetfunc, role –> (s O O s) // BasisSet::pyconstruct(mol, key, aux, role, orb)

Note that the basis set specification in psi4 does not permit the assignment of basis sets to

an atom number. This is because multi-fragment methods (e.g., SAPT, efp) can involve the internal chopping up and reinstantiation of molecules, which coule make the user’s instructions ambiguous. Thus, basis set specifictation is

molecule mymol {

# water dimer where O -2 0 0 H_hb -1 0 0 H -1 -1 0 – O 2 0 0 H_hb 1 0 0 H 2 1 0

} * per molecule

set basis cc-pv(d+d)z

–or–

basis mydz {

assign cc-pv(d+d)z

}

per element

basis mydz {

assign cc-pv(d+d)z

per

<<< Q for Jet/Andy/Rob >>>

Shouldn’t lock_frame_ be reset to False for set_basis_all_atoms/by_symbol/by_label?

Need to trigger reeval of symm upon geometry_update(). Doing this with set_shell....
Ok that maybe can’t form a basisset name using a key that’s not a keyword
Ok to remove parser from arg list
since set_basis by number being removed from user domain, switching it to 0-indexing (more natural

for c-side prog code) and to not indluce dummies (why give a dummy a basis set)
ok that symm lowering won’t show up until basis built?
order of searching for basissets
get approval for bas search order: strings, here, PSIPATH, library (I think)

<<< todo >>>

make sure PSIDATDIR getting searched right, esp for installed copy
transfer load_basis printing to output file
check puream handling
get correct full PT basis aux sets
empty mol before adding basis sets in basis {} block
establish that a basis spec must cover the whole molecule

<< boost::shared_ptr<BasisSetParser> parser(new Gaussian94BasisSetParser()); << basisset = BasisSet::construct(parser, molecule_, “BASIS”);

>> basisset = BasisSet::pyconstruct(molecule_, “BASIS”, options_.get_str(“BASIS”));

<< boost::shared_ptr<BasisSet> auxiliary = BasisSet::construct(parser, primary->molecule(), “DF_BASIS_SCF”);

>> boost::shared_ptr<BasisSet> auxiliary = BasisSet::pyconstruct(primary->molecule(),: “DF_BASIS_SCF”, options.get_str(“DF_BASIS_SCF”), “JKFIT”, options.get_str(“BASIS”));

boost::shared_ptr<BasisSetParser> parser(new Gaussian94BasisSetParser(old_forced_puream)); molecule_->set_basis_all_atoms(basisname, “DUAL_BASIS_SCF”); boost::shared_ptr<BasisSet> dual_basis = BasisSet::construct(parser, molecule_, “DUAL_BASIS_SCF”);

// TODO: oh my, forced_puream!
// TODO: oh my, a basis for which a fn hasn’t been set in the input translation
// TODO: oh my, a non-fitting basis to be looked up (in Mol) not under BASIS
//boost::shared_ptr<BasisSet> dual_basis = BasisSet::pyconstruct(molecule_, basisname,
// “DUAL_BASIS_SCF”);
// TODO: I think Rob was planning to rework this projection bit anyways

check with everyone about order in which directories searched

BasisSet¶

Advantages to New Scheme (aka Why)¶

How for Programmers¶

Orbital Basis¶

Auxiliary Basis¶

Adding Basis Option to Code¶

Deprecated Steps: Don’t do these anymore!¶

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