[molpro-user] Numerical geometry opt

[Hans-Joachim Werner]

optg computes the numerical gradients needed for the geometry  
optimization
automatically. And if cartesian coordinates are used in the input, it
generates and uses symmetric displacement coordinates, which minimizes
the effort. It also uses a model hessian and other tricks for geometry
optimizations. All this is not available in minimize, and this is  
therefore
not recommended for geometry optimizations.
Joachim Werner
Am 21.10.2008 um 22:52 schrieb Jason Byrd:

> Molpro users,
>
> Are there any computational/numerical advantages to doing numerical
> geometry optimizations with optg verses the minimize call?  I saw some
> differences in method and such but it was not clear from just the  
> manual
> which would be best for geometries.
>
> Jason
>
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