Quantum simulations of realistic systems by auxiliary fields

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 169, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 394-399

  Zhang, Shiwei ^a   Krakauer, Henry ^a   Al Saidi, Wissam A ^a   Suewattana, Malliga ^a  

^a William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio many body calculations; Auxiliary fields; Constrained path; Electronic structure; Functional integrals; Quantum Monte Carlo; Sign phase problem; Slater determinants

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HAMILTONIANS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

AN INITIO MANY-BODY CALCULATIONS; AUXILIARY-FIELDS; CONSTRAINED-PATH; FUNCTIONAL INTEGRALS; QUANTUM MONTE CARLO; SIGN/PHASE PROBLEM; SLATER DETERMINANTS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 21244451913     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2005.03.087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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