Zero-variance zero-bias principle for observables in quantum Monte Carlo: Application to forces

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 10536-10552

  Assaraf, Roland ^a   Caffarel, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION; HYDROGEN; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; MOLECULES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DIFFUSION MONTE CARLO ALGORITHMS; FORCE CURVE; SPECTROSCOPIC CONSTANTS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0348207641     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1621615     Document Type: Article

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