Expectation values of single-particle operators in the random phase approximation ground state

We developed a method for computing matrix elements of single-particle operators in the correlated random phase approximation ground state. Working with the explicit random phase approximation ground state wavefunction, we derived a practically useful and simple expression for a molecular property in terms of random phase approximation amplitudes. The theory is illustrated by the calcula- tion of molecular dipole moments for a set of representative molecules