Testing electron-photon exchange-correlation functional performance for many-electron systems under weak and strong light-matter coupling

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14655v1
• Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:14:16 GMT
• Title: Testing electron-photon exchange-correlation functional performance for many-electron systems under weak and strong light-matter coupling
• Authors: Iman Ahmadabadi, I-Te Lu, Leonardo A. Cunha, Michael Ruggenthaler, Johannes Flick, Angel Rubio,
• Abstract summary: We present results of a photon-free exchange-correlation functional within the local density approximation (pxcLDA) for quantum electrodynamics density functional theory (QEDFT)<n>We use a simple procedure to compute a renormalization factor describing electron-photon correlations and inhomogeneity in the weak-coupling regime.<n>Across various atoms and molecules, pxcLDA reproduces cavity-modified densities in close agreement with these references.
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• Abstract: We present results of a photon-free exchange-correlation functional within the local density approximation (pxcLDA) for quantum electrodynamics density functional theory (QEDFT) that efficiently describes the electron density of many-electron systems across weak to strong light-matter coupling. Building on previous work [I-Te. Lu et al., Phys. Rev. A 109, 052823 (2024)] that captured electron-photon correlations via an exchange-correlation functional derived from the nonrelativistic Pauli-Fierz Hamiltonian and tested on one-electron systems, we use a simple procedure to compute a renormalization factor describing electron-photon correlations and inhomogeneity in the weak-coupling regime by comparing it with quantum electrodynamics coupled-cluster, and previous QEDFT optimized effective potential methods. Across various atoms and molecules, pxcLDA reproduces cavity-modified densities in close agreement with these references. The renormalization factor approaches unity as the system size or collective coupling increases, reflecting an electron-photon exchange-dominated behavior and improved accuracy for larger systems. This approach now offers a practical route to applying QEDFT functionals based on electron density to realistic electron systems.

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