“Know how to solve every problem that has been solved.”“What I cannot create, I do not understand.”— Richard Feynman
Project 8 — The dissociation curve
Quantum Chemistry
A single-point energy is not chemistry; a potential curve is. Parameterize your SCF over the
bond length, trace H₂ apart, and watch restricted Hartree-Fock fail to dissociate — by an
amount your own code measures.