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Getting to know Gaussian and Gauss View:

Installation of GaussView 6 for Mac OS X Systems 1. Install Gaussian 16 or the Gaussian Utilities on the system before installing GaussView, following the installation instructions provided. Put the DVD into the drive. When the icon appears on the desktop, double click on the icon to open it. GaussView 6 Installation Instructions for Windows. Install Gaussian 16 or the Gaussian 16 Utilities if not already installed. Insert the GaussView 6 DVD. If the installation does not start automatically, -click the 'setup.exe' double application on the DVD. If the 'User Account Control' window pops up, click 'Yes' to launch it. In this lecture at the 2014 summer school at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Frank Wennmohs introduces ORCA. He describes the install. Also included in our license is GaussView 6.1.1, the latest iteration of a graphical interface used with Gaussian. Information on the software is available at gaussian.com. Requesters of the software agree to install Gaussian only on machines owned by the University by the department/college listed in the request.

What is Gaussian:

Starting from the fundamental laws of quantum mechanics, Gaussian 16 predicts the energies, molecular structures, vibrational frequencies and molecular properties of compounds and reactions in a wide variety of chemical environments. Gaussian 16’s models can be applied to both stable species and compounds which are difficult or impossible to observe experimentally, whether due to their nature (e.g., toxicity, combustibility, radioactivity) or their inherent fleeting nature (e.g., short-lived intermediates and transition structures).

With Gaussian 16, you can thoroughly investigate the chemical problems that interest you. For example, not only can you minimize molecular structures rapidly and reliably, you can also predict the structures of transition states, and verify that the predicted stationary points are in fact minima or transition structure (as appropriate). You can go on to compute the reaction path by following the intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) and determine which reactants and products are connected by a given transition structure. Once you have a complete picture of the potential energy surface, reaction energies and barriers can be accurately predicted. You can also predict a wide variety of chemical properties. Asme b16 34 2017 free download.

You can learn more by visiting Gaussian's official site here or by visiting Gaussian's youtube page for more videos here.

What is Gauss View:

GaussView 6 is the latest iteration of a graphical interface used with Gaussian. It aids in the creation of Gaussian input files, enables the user to run Gaussian calculations from a graphical interface without the need for using a command line instruction, and helps in the interpretation of Gaussian output (e.g., you can use it to plot properties, animate vibrations, visualize computed spectra, etc.).

You can learn more about Gauss View by visiting Gaussian's official site here.

Step-by-step to set up and using Gaussian and Gauss View

Prerequisites:

For windows users:

install putty

here's the link to download putty on your computer

PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols including ssh which we're going to be using.

install xming

here's the link to download xming on your computer

Xming is an X11 display server for Microsoft Windows operating systems, you will need this to set up PuTTY

For mac users:

install xquartz

here's the link to download xquartz on your computer

Xquartz works the same as xming, on a mac, ssh is included in the terminal so no extra installation is required.

Configuration step:

For windows users:

Open xming
Open putty
Set up ssh and configure x11 settings
Input your address(we recommend that you save these configurations by input a name in saved sessions and clicking save)
Click on open

For mac users:

open terminal
Log into cluster and enabling x11

next steps are the same for both windows and mac users

Using Gauss Viewer:

Load Gaussian module

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Load Gauss Viewer module
If you need more information on modules, please take a look in the link here.
use Gauss View
The Gauss View gui should be displaying on your computer right now!

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Overview

The University of Delaware has a site license from Gaussian, Inc. to allow their software to be used for educational and research purposes only on machines owned by the University of Delaware.
Gaussian 16 Rev C.01 is the latest version of the Gaussian series of electronic structure programs, used by chemists, chemical engineers, biochemists, physicists and other scientists worldwide. Gaussian 16 provides a wide-ranging suite of the most advanced modeling capabilities available. Also included in our license is GaussView 6.1.1, the latest iteration of a graphical interface used with Gaussian.
Information on the software is available at gaussian.com.

NOTICE

Requesters of the software agree to install Gaussian only on machines owned by the University by the department/college listed in the request.
Requesters agree to control access to the installation media, allowing installation only by University employees onto approved systems.
The creators of the software, Gaussian, Inc., actively pursue litigation against both individuals and institutions over software licensing violations.
Failure to follow these procedures is a violation of University Responsible Computing Policy and may result in severe penalties including, but not limited to, employment termination and/or criminal prosecution.

Obtaining Gaussian

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ALL versions require a serial number, contained in a separate download file linked at the top of the column to the right.
Gaussian titles may be downloaded using the links listed to the right.

Additional Information

Gaussview Tutorial

Installation instructions, release notes, and the Gaussian 16 manual are available at www.gaussian.com/techsupport.
A list of supported computer platforms for Gaussian 16, GaussView 6 and TCP-Linda can be found at www.gaussian.com/products.
Installation or technical questions can be addressed to help@gaussian.com.