The following table lists the component programs of Gaussian 09—known as links—along with their primary functions:
L0 | Initializes program and controls overlaying | |
L1 | Processes route section, builds list of links to execute, and initializes scratch files | |
L101 | Reads title and molecule specification | |
L102 | Fletcher-Powell optimizations | |
L103 | Berny optimizations to minima and TS, STQN transition state searches | |
L105 | Murtaugh-Sargent optimizations | |
L106 | Numerical differentiation of forces/dipoles to obtain polarizability/ hyperpolarizability | |
L107 | Linear-synchronous-transit (LST) transition state search | |
L108 | Unrelaxed potential energy surface scan | |
L109 | Newton-Raphson optimization | |
L110 | Double numerical differentiation of energies to produce frequencies | |
L111 | Double numerical differentiation of energies to compute polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabilities | |
L112 |
Performs the Self-Consistent Virial Scaling method (SCVS), T. A. Keith's extension of [Lowdin59, Magnoli82, Lehd91] |
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L113 | EF optimization using analytic gradients | |
L114 | EF numerical optimization (using only energies) | |
L115 | Follows reaction path using GS3 algorithm | |
L116 | Numerical self-consistent reaction field (SCRF) | |
L117 | Performs IPCM solvation calculations. | |
L118 | BOMD calculations | |
L120 | Controls ONIOM calculations | |
L121 | ADMP calculations | |
L122 | Counterpoise calculations | |
L123 | Follows reaction path using the HPC algorithm (and others) | |
L124 | Performs ONIOM with PCM and external-iteration PCM | |
L202 | Reorients coordinates, calculates symmetry, and checks variables | |
L301 | Generates basis set information | |
L302 | Calculates overlap, kinetic, and potential integrals | |
L303 | Calculates multipole integrals | |
L308 | Computes dipole velocity and Rx∇integrals | |
L310 | Computes spdf 2-electron integrals in a primitive fashion | |
L311 | Computes sp 2-electron integrals | |
L314 | Computes spdf 2-electron integrals | |
L316 | Prints 2-electron integrals | |
L319 | Computes 1-electron integrals for approximate spin orbital coupling | |
L401 | Forms the initial MO guess | |
L402 | Performs semi-empirical and molecular mechanics calculations | |
L405 | Initializes an MCSCF calculation | |
L502 | Iteratively solves the SCF equations (conven. UHF & ROHF, all direct methods, SCRF) | |
L503 | Iteratively solves the SCF equations using direct minimization | |
L506 | Performs an ROHF or GVB-PP calculation | |
L508 | Quadratically convergent SCF program | |
L510 | MC-SCF | |
L601 | Population and related analyses (including multipole moments) | |
L602 | 1-electron properties (potential, field, and field gradient) | |
L604 | Evaluates MOs or density over a grid of points | |
L607 | Performs NBO analyses | |
L608 | Non-iterative DFT energies | |
L609 | Atoms in Molecules properties | |
L610 | Numerical integration (for testing integral codes) | |
L701 | 1-electron integral first or second derivatives | |
L702 | 2-electron integral first or second derivatives (sp) | |
L703 | 2-electron integral first or second derivatives (spdf) | |
L716 | Processes information for optimizations and frequencies | |
L801 | Initializes transformation of 2-electron integrals | |
L802 | Performs integral transformation (N3 in-core) | |
L804 | Integral transformation | |
L811 | Transforms integral derivatives & computes their contributions to MP2 2nd derivatives | |
L901 | Anti-symmetrizes 2-electron integrals | |
L902 | Determines the stability of the Hartree-Fock wavefunction | |
L903 | Old in-core MP2 | |
L904 | Complete basis set (CBS) extrapolation method of Petersson, et. al. | |
L905 | Complex MP2 | |
L906 | Semi-direct MP2 | |
L908 | Electron Propagator Program | |
L913 | Calculates post-SCF energies and gradient terms | |
L914 | CI-Singles, RPA and ZIndo excited states; SCF stability | |
L915 | Computes fifth order quantities (for MP5, QCISD(TQ) and BD(TQ)) | |
L916 | Old MP4 and CCSD | |
L918 | Reoptimizes the wavefunction | |
L923 | SAC-CI program | |
L1002 | Iteratively solves the CPHF equations; computes various properties (including NMR) | |
L1003 | Iteratively solves the CP-MCSCF equations | |
L1014 | Computes analytic CI-Singles second derivatives | |
L1101 | Computes 1-electron integral derivatives | |
L1102 | Computes dipole derivative integrals | |
L1110 | 2-electron integral derivative contribution to F(x) | |
L1111 | 2 particle density matrix and post-SCF derivatives | |
L1112 | MP2 second derivatives | |
L9999 | Finalizes calculation and output |
Last update: 4 June 2013