Gamma distribution model to provide a direct assessment of the overall quality of quantum Monte Carlo-generated electron distributions

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2012-2017

  Coles, Braden ^a   Vrbik, Paul ^a   Giacometti, Robert D ^a   Rothstein, Stuart M ^a,b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Physics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FERMI SURFACE; HELIUM; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INERT GASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS); DETAILED BALANCE; DIFFUSION MONTE CARLO (DMC); DIHYDROGEN; DIRECT ASSESSMENT (DA); ELECTRON DISTRIBUTIONS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTIONS; GROUND STATE (GS); LINEAR COMBINATION (LC); OVERALL QUALITY; PARAMETRIZATION; QUANTUM MONTE CARLO (QMC); REPTATION; TIME STEPPING;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 47049099093     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp075790e     Document Type: Article

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