(fwd) [molpro-user] MCSCF orbital energies?

[H. -J. Werner]

In the case of natural orbitals, the printed energies are the
diagonal elements of the effective fock matrix in the basis of natural orbitals.
In the case of canonical orbitals, they are the eigenvalues of the fock matrix,
and the occupation numbers are the diagonal elements of the
density matrix in the canonical orbital basis.

In general, whatever orbital basis you have, the "orbital energies"
are the diagonal elements of the fock matrix and the "occupation numbers"
the diagonal elements of the density matrix. 

H.-J. Werner
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From: "Nathan DeYonker" <nate at ccqc.uga.edu>
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Subject: [molpro-user] MCSCF orbital energies?
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:43:23 -0500 (EST)
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This question has been proposed a few times in the mailing list without a
public response:

If a multi is run and the MCSCF natural orbitals are printed, energy
eigenvalues of the NOs are given. How are these energies being calculated?
Diagonalization of the 1-e density matrix should not give orbital
energies...

Thanks
Nate

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