The maximum radius of convergence (MAXRc) perturbation theory is based on a modified form of Rayleigh-Schrodinger perturbation theory that permits the energy denominators to be chosen arbitrarily. MAXRc perturbation theory chooses its energy denominators so that the radius of convergence of its perurbative expansion is (approximately) optimal. The convergence behavior of this method is tested by performing perturbative calculations to high-orders on a number of test systems including H2, LiF and Be; comparisons are made with other approaches including Moller-Plesset perturbation theory. |