Artificial intelligence for science in quantum, atomistic, and continuum systems
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are fueling a new paradigm of discoveries in natural
sciences. Today, AI has started to advance natural sciences by improving, accelerating, and …
sciences. Today, AI has started to advance natural sciences by improving, accelerating, and …
A promising intersection of excited‐state‐specific methods from quantum chemistry and quantum Monte Carlo
We present a discussion of recent progress in excited‐state‐specific quantum chemistry and
quantum Monte Carlo alongside a demonstration of how a combination of methods from …
quantum Monte Carlo alongside a demonstration of how a combination of methods from …
Cohesion and excitations of diamond-structure silicon by quantum Monte Carlo: Benchmarks and control of systematic biases
We have carried out quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) calculations of silicon crystal focusing on
the accuracy and systematic biases that affect the electronic structure characteristics. The …
the accuracy and systematic biases that affect the electronic structure characteristics. The …
A hybrid approach to excited-state-specific variational Monte Carlo and doubly excited states
We extend our hybrid linear-method/accelerated-descent variational Monte Carlo
optimization approach to excited states and investigate its efficacy in double excitations. In …
optimization approach to excited states and investigate its efficacy in double excitations. In …
[HTML][HTML] PyQMC: An all-Python real-space quantum Monte Carlo module in PySCF
We describe a new open-source Python-based package for high accuracy correlated
electron calculations using quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) in real space: PyQMC. PyQMC …
electron calculations using quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) in real space: PyQMC. PyQMC …
Energy derivatives in real-space diffusion Monte Carlo
We present unbiased, finite-variance estimators of energy derivatives for real-space
diffusion Monte Carlo calculations within the fixed-node approximation. The derivative dλ E …
diffusion Monte Carlo calculations within the fixed-node approximation. The derivative dλ E …
Spin-symmetry-enforced solution of the many-body Schrödinger equation with a deep neural network
The integration of deep neural networks with the variational Monte Carlo (VMC) method has
marked a substantial advancement in solving the Schrödinger equation. In this work we …
marked a substantial advancement in solving the Schrödinger equation. In this work we …
Direct solution of multiple excitations in a matrix product state with block Lanczos
Matrix product state methods are known to be efficient for computing ground states of local,
gapped Hamiltonians, particularly in one dimension. We introduce the multi-targeted density …
gapped Hamiltonians, particularly in one dimension. We introduce the multi-targeted density …
Accurate and efficient computation of optical absorption spectra of molecular crystals: The case of the polymorphs of ROY
When calculating the optical absorption spectra of molecular crystals from first principles, the
influence of the crystalline environment on the excitations is of significant importance. For …
influence of the crystalline environment on the excitations is of significant importance. For …
[HTML][HTML] A brief introduction to the diffusion Monte Carlo method and the fixed-node approximation
Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) methods represent a powerful family of computational
techniques for tackling complex quantum many-body problems and performing calculations …
techniques for tackling complex quantum many-body problems and performing calculations …