MONTE-CARLO EIGENVALUE AND VARIANCE ESTIMATES FROM SEVERAL FUNCTIONAL OPTIMIZATIONS

被引:47
作者
ALEXANDER, SA
COLDWELL, RL
MONKHORST, HJ
MORGAN, JD
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,DEPT CHEM & PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[2] HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CTR ASTROPHYS,INST THEORET ATOM & MOLEC PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[3] UNIV DELAWARE,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,NEWARK,DE 19716
[4] INST ASTROPHYS & PLANETARY EXPLORAT,ALACHUA,FL 32615
[5] UNIV FLORIDA,QUANTUM THEORY PROJECT,GAINESVILLE,FL 32611
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D O I
10.1063/1.461532
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Using several simple systems as examples, we show that the choice of optimization functional can have a significant influence on the accuracy of variational Monte Carlo calculations. In addition, we demonstrate that the Monte Carlo analog of the Rayleigh-Ritz procedure, which explicitly orthogonalizes ground and excited states, can be used to produce accurate eigenvalue and variance estimates of excited states.
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页码:6622 / 6633
页数:12
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