Abstract
The linear response kernel also referred to as linear response function (LRF) in the framework of conceptual density functional theory has gained tremendous success in time-dependent density functional theory. Comparatively less attention has been devoted to the LRF from a chemical reactivity perspective in its time- or frequency-independent context, although it has recently been used to qualitatively describe electron delocalization, (anti-)aromaticity, inductive and mesomeric effects, etc. Despite these successes, which were obtained by approximating the LRF using the independent particle approximation deriving from a coupled-perturbed Kohn-Sham computation, the robustness of this LRF approach needs to be assessed. In this work, we compute the LRF at four levels of approximation (independent particle approximation, random phase approximation, Hartree-Fock approximation, and the (exact) DFT (density functional theory) expression) using functionals from the first four rungs of Jacob's ladder of exchange-correlation energy functionals. To scrutinize the impact of these approximations, new visualization strategies are discussed and systematized. The overall conclusion is that the independent particle approximation yields qualitatively correct results (ergo previous conceptual applications of the LRF are trustworthy), but for quantitative results, LRF expressions including coulomb and exchange(-correlation) terms should be included. With respect to functionals, density-gradient contributions to the exchange-correlation kernel are less than 10% and may be omitted safely where that is preferable computationally.
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