configuration interaction (CI)

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01256
The mixing of many-electron wavefunctions constructed from different electronic configurations to obtain an improved many-electron state.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2233 [Terms] [Paper]