Re: CCL:Semi-empirical methods

MOPAC97, mopac6, mopac 7.  All open source and the latter two are free.
 Mopac97
 is relatively inexpensive when bought as part of winmopac from fujitsu.  The
 source code is available in all cases.
 Deepak.
 "Richard P. Muller" wrote:
 > Along the lines of this thread...
 >
 > Is there an open-source AM1 or PM3 program available? I've been working
 > on divide-and-conquer type approaches to linear scaling quantum
 > chemistry. I'd like to release the results of my work to the general
 > community, but it's only CNDO, and I don't feel that this would be
 > helpful to anyone (in particular I'd like to get forces done). However,
 > if there is a simple AM1 code available, I'd be glad to put my D&C code
 > into this.
 >
 > My goal is to get DFT working in the next couple of months, but that
 > will require a bit more work.
 >
 > Happy computing,
 >
 > Rick
 > --
 > Richard P. Muller, Ph.D.
 > rpm { *at * } wag.caltech.edu
 > http://www.wag.caltech.edu/home/rpm
 >
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