Quantum Monte Carlo studies of density functional theory
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We review our variational quantum Monte Carlo (VMC) approach for evaluating the key quantities in the density functional theory of inhomogeneous many-electron systems, and describe the underlying simulation algorithm and its parallel implementation. We discuss the insights gained from our recent application of the method to the study of the density functional theory (DFT) of the strongly inhomogeneous electron gas. © 2003 IMACS. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 71.15.Mb; 71.10.-w; 71.45.Gm
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
دوره 62 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003