Interaction picture density matrix quantum Monte Carlo
- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ (United Kingdom)
- University Chemical Laboratory, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW (United Kingdom)
The recently developed density matrix quantum Monte Carlo (DMQMC) algorithm stochastically samples the N-body thermal density matrix and hence provides access to exact properties of many-particle quantum systems at arbitrary temperatures. We demonstrate that moving to the interaction picture provides substantial benefits when applying DMQMC to interacting fermions. In this first study, we focus on a system of much recent interest: the uniform electron gas in the warm dense regime. The basis set incompleteness error at finite temperature is investigated and extrapolated via a simple Monte Carlo sampling procedure. Finally, we provide benchmark calculations for a four-electron system, comparing our results to previous work where possible.
- OSTI ID:
- 22493901
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 143, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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