Quantum Monte Carlo study of the first-row atoms and ions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Seth, P ^a   Ríos, P López ^a   Needs, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKFLOW; CORRELATION ENERGY; DIFFUSION MONTE CARLO; EXPECTATION VALUES; FIRST IONIZATION POTENTIALS; POSITIVELY CHARGED IONS; QUANTUM MONTE CARLO CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM MONTE CARLO STUDIES; RELATIVISTIC CORRECTION; VARIATIONAL MONTE CARLO;

ATOMS; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; IONS; NEON; WAVE FUNCTIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 79952085852     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3554625     Document Type: Article

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