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2006 APS March Meeting

Monday–Friday, March 13–17, 2006; Baltimore, MD

Session U27: Computational Methods: Monte Carlo/Molecular Dynamics I

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Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Andrew Williamsom, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Baltimore Convention Center - 324

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM	U27.00001: Density-Matrix Based Fixed-Node and Fixed-Phase Approximation for Quantum Monte Carlo John Shumway Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM	U27.00002: Worm algorithm for continuous-space Path Integral Monte Carlo simulations Massimo Boninsegni , Nikolay Prokof'ev , Boris Svistunov Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM	U27.00003: Green's function analysis of path integral Monte Carlo molecular simulations Daejin Shin , John Shumway Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM	U27.00004: Energy Optimization of Many-Body Wave Functions: Application to Silicon Interstitial Defects W. D. Parker , K. P. Driver , R. G. Hennig , J. W. Wilkins , C. J. Umrigar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM	U27.00005: Study of Atoms and Molecules with Auxiliary-Field Quantum Monte Carlo Wirawan Purwanto , Malliga Suewattana , Henry Krakauer , Shiwei Zhang , Eric J. Walter Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM	U27.00006: Auxiliary field quantum Monte Carlo study of transition metal and post-d group atoms and molecules Henry Krakauer , Wissam A. Al-Saidi , Shiwei Zhang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM	U27.00007: Accuracy of the pseudopotential and fixed-node approximations for C$_2$, Si$_2$ and defects in crystalline Si Richard G. Hennig , Cyrus J. Umrigar , Julien Toulouse , John W. Wilkins Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM	U27.00008: Structure of fermion nodes and nodal cells for QMC wave functions Lubos Mitas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM	U27.00009: Multi-pfaffian pairing wave functions for quantum Monte Carlo Michal Bajdich , Lubos Mitas , Kevin E. Schmidt Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM	U27.00010: Backflow transformations in inhomogeneous systems Pablo Lopez Rios , Andrea Ma , Neil D. Drummond , Richard J. Needs Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM	U27.00011: The equation of state of diamond from quantum Monte Carlo calculations Ryo Maezono , Andrea Ma , Mike D. Towler , Neil D. Drummond , Richard J. Needs Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM	U27.00012: Improved estimators for quantum Monte Carlo calculation of spherically averaged intracule densities Julien Toulouse , Roland Assaraf , Cyrus Umrigar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM	U27.00013: Accurate energy differences with Quantum Monte Carlo Simone Chiesa , David Ceperley , Jeongnim Kim , Richard Martin Preview Abstract